By The Book

(Australia)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

2020-10-19

Sex

mare

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Written By

Dam

Blue Ocean

Sire of Dam

Fastnet Rock

Home Track

Ballarat

Prize Money

$18,225

Trainer

T & C McEvoy

Owner

Sands Racing (Mgr. L Signore), W A Savage, P Cunningham, B Cruise, Mrs V A Bain, O R Pettingill, P M Routledge, H A Ledowsky, M Routledge, A Di Troia, Mrs J M Routledge & Mrs C J Ledowsky

About

By The Book is a 4-year-old chestnut mare originating from Australia. Trained by T & C McEvoy in Ballarat, she is the offspring of stallion Written By and dam Blue Ocean.

Although By The Book has only secured one victory in her racing career, it was a significant one. On September 2nd, 2023, ridden by Patrick Moloney at Warracknabeal, she won the $27,000 3yo Maiden Set Weight race, beating out No Outcast.

By The Book has been a successful investment for bettors, yielding a 13 percent return on investment for those who have backed her throughout her career.

Race Record

Track	Date	Type	Condition	Place	Prize
Horsham	2025-02-05	3up-trl	GOOD 4	8 (9)
Warracknabeal	2023-09-02	3Y MDN-SW	GOOD 4	1 (8)	14850
Warracknabeal	2023-08-19	MDN-SW	SOFT 6	3 (12)	2160
Sportsbet-Ballarat Synthetic	2023-08-04	3Y MDN-SW	SYNTHETIC	4 (5)	1215