Essential Coffee (USA) Horse
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About
Essential Coffee is a 3yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Steven Asmussen. He is by Nyquist out of Winding Way. He has won two races so far. On 16 Oct 2025 at Keeneland he recorded his most important victory, collecting the $110,000 Md purse. The horse has proved a profitable choice for bettors, offering a 98% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Remington Park 11-Oct-26 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 $4,019 (of $57,420) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.760, SP: 6.50 was allowed to settled then rallied four wide on the far turn making a bid then flattened out in late stretch. 1st Lit Up ( D Cabrera 117 ) 2nd Queen Wilhelmina ( S Elliott 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Lady Of The Nile ( J L Alvarez 117 ) 1.85L 4th Essential Coffee ( F Jara 117 ) 3.35L See full results | F Jara 53.1kg 3.35L | 4 (9) |
| Remington Park 22-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 $34,469 (of $54,713) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.760, SP: 2.75 settled back early in the four path and came out six wide in the upper looking for an opening and tipped out a bit then vied late in the drive and just pulled ahead before to wire to prove best. 1st Essential Coffee ( S Elliott 120 ) 2nd Harvey's Finnish ( W Hamilton 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Lady Belle ( L Huaman 117 ) 0.15L See full results | S Elliott 54.4kg | 1 (12) |
| Ellis Park 10-Jul-26 1408m R8 Race 8 $4,356 (of $146,983) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.910, SP: 13.00 trailed two wide and failed to menace. 1st Twirling Aces ( B Curtis 122 ) 2nd Bet The Gray ( F Arrieta 120 ) 4.25L 3rd Battis Grove ( A Concepcion 122 ) 2.00L 5th Essential Coffee ( R Vazquez 120 ) 12.50L See full results | R Vazquez 54.4kg 12.50L | 5 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $2,149 (of $177,106) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.920, SP: 41.00 tracked from the four path, chased in the three path and between horses then faded. 1st Betty's Pearl ( M Gutierrez 118 ) 2nd Soaring High ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 6.25L 3rd Love And Trust ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.75L 8th Essential Coffee ( F Geroux 118 ) 22.25L See full results | F Geroux 53.5kg 22.25L | 8 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 02-May-26 1308m FIRM R6 Race 6 $12,325 (of $176,077) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.050, SP: 34.00 was close up four wide, but weakened between rivals leaving the turn and gave way. 1st Carmel Coast ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Paige Turner ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Our Two Girls ( L Saez 118 ) 2.00L 4th Essential Coffee ( F Geroux 118 ) 6.25L See full results | F Geroux 53.5kg 6.25L | 4 (12) |