Mylady Earns First Stateside Victory in The Very One

German-bred Mylady  completed a last-to-first move in the March 4 The Very One Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park to capture her first victory on North American soil in the 1 3/8-mile, $150,000 turf race.

The gray 4-year-old daughter of The Grey Gatsby , owned by Michaela Faust, started her career in Germany with three straight victories, including the 2022 Jahre Wohnstatte Krefeld Dr. Busch Memorial (G3). She picked up placings in grade 2 and grade 1 company overseas before being moved to North America under trainer Chad Brown in the fall of 2022, finishing fifth in her last start in Woodbine's E.P Taylor Stakes (G1T).

The nearly five-month layoff did not deter the filly, who was settled in last in the 10-horse field by jockey Edgard Zayas through the first lap while Flying Fortress  and Libretto  showed the way through early fractions of :24.40, :48.71, and 1:14.84. With the mile marker run in 1:40.20 with the far turn approaching, Mylady surged with a gigantic push to pass the entire field and snare the lead in midstretch.

No one could catch Mylady ($19.60) down the lane as the filly took the race over firm turf in 2:15.14, winning by three-quarters of a length. Storming down the rail with a late bid was fellow Brown trainee Higher Truth , who was runner-up, while Transient  managed to get up for third after battling late traffic. Brown's other starter, favored Virginia Joy , was fourth.

Bred by Gestut Karlshof, Mylady is the first foal to race out of the Dabirsim  mare Minoris, who has two other foals, including a 3-year-old Counterattack  colt named Missouri and a 2-year-old full brother to him named Maigret. Mylady improved her record to 4-1-1 from nine starts and increased her earnings to $234,227.