Essential Coffee (USA)
About
Essential Coffee is a 2yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Steven M. Asmussen. The horse is by Nyquist out of Winding Way. It has not yet broken its maiden, going winless in three starts. In its most recent outing at Saratoga on August 11, 2025, ridden by Jose L. Ortiz, Essential Coffee finished third, behind winner Carmel Coast.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 11-Aug-25 1307m FIRM R5 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.250 broke out at the start, chased six then five wide coming under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, swung five wide for home, weakened while along for the show honors. | J L Ortiz 54kg 16.00L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Jun-25 1207m FIRM R7 (of $135,245) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.710, SP: 17/5 Veer,vie ins,brsh,cave | F Prat 53.5kg 20.75L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-25 1005m FIRM R2 Md (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.530, SP: evens Shift in 7/16,rddn out | K Asmussen 54kg 0.00L | UPD (5) |