Sometimes good things come to those who wait. That was the case for Spendthrift Farm’s Coffee in Bed, who sat patiently toward the read of the seven-horse field in the Santa Maria Stakes (USA-G2) on April 21 while multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Super Shine (making her North American debut) and long shot Princess Bettina dueled for the early lead. Super Shine, whose credits include four Group 1 placings in her native country, put away that rival and stood off favored Desert Dawn but was just edged by Coffee in Bed, who assumed a short lead at the eighth pole and prevailed by a neck under Mike Smith. The time for the mile and one-sixteenth was 1:45.06 on a fast track.
Bred by Stonestreet Farm and trained by Richard Mandella, 4-year-old Coffee in Bed was scoring her first stakes win. She has now earned $253,860 from three wins and three placings in nine starts.
Coffee in Bed is the 103rd lifetime stakes winner for her sire Curlin, who stands at Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa. No stranger to the top ranks of American sires, Curlin is one of the most reliable sources of two-turn horses in the current market. Although he has sired some good 2-year-olds, he is better known for siring horses that improve as they mature.
On the distaff side, Coffee in Bed is out of stakes-placed Sumptuous (by Hennessy), making her a half sister to 2018 Toboggan Stakes (USA-G3) winner Great Stuff (by Quality Road). Sumptuous, in turn, is out of 2003 Silverbulletday Stakes (USA-G2) winner Belle of Perintown (by Dehere), also the dam of 2010 Boiling Springs Handicap (USA-G3) winner Strike It Rich (by Unbridled’s Song; dam of multiple New York-bred stakes winner Sea Foam, by Medaglia d’Oro) and stakes winners Tomlin (by Distorted Humor) and Ari Oakley (by Gun Runner).
This female line traces back to unraced Beautiful Spirit, a daughter of Bold Bidder whose best runner was 1990 Beverly Hills Handicap (USA-G1) winner Beautiful Melody (by Alydar). She also produced Beautiful Glass (by multiple Grade 2 winner Pass the Glass, by Buckpasser) and Big Spirit (by Big Spruce), dam of 1992 California Juvenile Stakes (USA-G3) winner Big Pal (by Beau’s Eagle) and multiple stakes winner Lovely Habit (by Habitony).
Beautiful Glass won six of seven starts in her two seasons of racing, topped by a win in the 1983 El Encino Stakes (USA-G3) as a 4-year-old. Her best runner was her first foal, Jeanne Jones (by Nijinsky II), who won the 1988 Fantasy Stakes (USA-G1) and ran second in that year’s Kentucky Oaks (USA-G1). A half sister to Avenue of Flags (a Grade 2-placed Seattle Slew horse who became a useful regional sire), Jeanne Jones, in turn, produced Grade 1-placed multiple stakes winner Roman Treasure (by Roman Ruler) and Jeanne’s Honor (by Honour and Glory), dam of listed stakes winner Going to Kukaro (by Speightstown). In addition, Jeanne Jones is the dam of unraced Hot Match (by Mr. Prospector, dam of Belle of Perintown and, thus, the third dam of Coffee in Bed,
While Beautiful Spirit's female line has turned up its fair share of good horses, it also has a history of being less durable than many, and Mandella has already admitted to Coffee in Bed being a rather delicate filly to manage with a tendency toward tying up if not worked daily. Nonetheless, she appears to have been worth the patience Mandella has put into her thus far, and as a daughter of Curlin, she may yet have some room for improvement, making her an interesting filly to watch in the older female division.
Bred by Stonestreet Farm and trained by Richard Mandella, 4-year-old Coffee in Bed was scoring her first stakes win. She has now earned $253,860 from three wins and three placings in nine starts.
Coffee in Bed is the 103rd lifetime stakes winner for her sire Curlin, who stands at Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa. No stranger to the top ranks of American sires, Curlin is one of the most reliable sources of two-turn horses in the current market. Although he has sired some good 2-year-olds, he is better known for siring horses that improve as they mature.
On the distaff side, Coffee in Bed is out of stakes-placed Sumptuous (by Hennessy), making her a half sister to 2018 Toboggan Stakes (USA-G3) winner Great Stuff (by Quality Road). Sumptuous, in turn, is out of 2003 Silverbulletday Stakes (USA-G2) winner Belle of Perintown (by Dehere), also the dam of 2010 Boiling Springs Handicap (USA-G3) winner Strike It Rich (by Unbridled’s Song; dam of multiple New York-bred stakes winner Sea Foam, by Medaglia d’Oro) and stakes winners Tomlin (by Distorted Humor) and Ari Oakley (by Gun Runner).
This female line traces back to unraced Beautiful Spirit, a daughter of Bold Bidder whose best runner was 1990 Beverly Hills Handicap (USA-G1) winner Beautiful Melody (by Alydar). She also produced Beautiful Glass (by multiple Grade 2 winner Pass the Glass, by Buckpasser) and Big Spirit (by Big Spruce), dam of 1992 California Juvenile Stakes (USA-G3) winner Big Pal (by Beau’s Eagle) and multiple stakes winner Lovely Habit (by Habitony).
Beautiful Glass won six of seven starts in her two seasons of racing, topped by a win in the 1983 El Encino Stakes (USA-G3) as a 4-year-old. Her best runner was her first foal, Jeanne Jones (by Nijinsky II), who won the 1988 Fantasy Stakes (USA-G1) and ran second in that year’s Kentucky Oaks (USA-G1). A half sister to Avenue of Flags (a Grade 2-placed Seattle Slew horse who became a useful regional sire), Jeanne Jones, in turn, produced Grade 1-placed multiple stakes winner Roman Treasure (by Roman Ruler) and Jeanne’s Honor (by Honour and Glory), dam of listed stakes winner Going to Kukaro (by Speightstown). In addition, Jeanne Jones is the dam of unraced Hot Match (by Mr. Prospector, dam of Belle of Perintown and, thus, the third dam of Coffee in Bed,
While Beautiful Spirit's female line has turned up its fair share of good horses, it also has a history of being less durable than many, and Mandella has already admitted to Coffee in Bed being a rather delicate filly to manage with a tendency toward tying up if not worked daily. Nonetheless, she appears to have been worth the patience Mandella has put into her thus far, and as a daughter of Curlin, she may yet have some room for improvement, making her an interesting filly to watch in the older female division.
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