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Owner(s):
Gary and Mary West Stables, Inc.
Trainer:
Bob Baffert
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Gary and Mary West Stables, Inc.
Pedigree:
Giant's Causeway  -  Clever Babe  by  Distorted Humor
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about Book Review...

A winner of the Grade I La Brea Stakes going seven furlongs on Dec. 26, Book Review was then a sharp second in the Grade II La Canada Stakes going a mile and a sixteenth on Jan. 20, and she’ll try that distance again on Saturday as she heads a six-horse field in Santa Anita’s featured Grade II, $200...Read More
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  • jinlie01 · Hi Mary..sure did..also got the exacta in the El Camino with Dice Flavor and Nina's Dragon. About time I got some nice payoffs. · 92 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · Continued good luck and good picking to you, jinlie. · 92 days ago ·
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I guess when you are a jockey with a name like Gary Stevens you better be good, and it looks like we have another good one. Did you see today’s Grade 2 Santa Maria? I mean for a new rider, it was simply masterful. This kid was on one of the race’s long shots, a mare named Great Hot, and it was like ...Read More
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  • Mary Z. · We'll see this new Gary Stevens in the Derby. · 93 days ago ·
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  • Herman'sKennel · I Love both of them <3 <3 <3 · 93 days ago ·
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Looked good in a tough fought 2nd place finish.
In a manner eerily similar to so many other stakes wins covering parts of four decades, comebacking Gary Stevens sent longshot Great Hot to the early lead in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes for older fillies and mares and put on a textbook exhibition on how to ride a frontrunner, gu...Read More
Horse Racing Nation reader, Madison Jackson, becomes a turf writer for the day as she recounts her favorite races of 2012...Read More
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  • muddyshamrock · Decent List..... Definitely forgot the Met Mile · 104 days ago ·
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  • TampaBayDowns Fan · Yes the Met Mile too.... · 103 days ago ·
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She needs longer distances! 1 1/8 and up she would be amazing.
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  • Dressage3295 · 7f to 8.5f is where she's had her best races. · 120 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · 7 furlong horses are the most specialized of any group out there. Success at that distance is like an on/off switch. It took me years to win my first one at 7. · 120 days ago ·
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In her first main track try, the John Sadler-trained More Chocolate, with Garrett Gomez at the controls, was able to ration her considerable speed as she charged to a 1 ¾ length victory in Sunday’s Grade II, $150,000 La Canada Stakes for 4-year-old fillies getting a mile and a sixteenth in 1:42.59. Read More
Saturday’s Santa Anita Park Recap – Jan 19 (5 out of 6) Fast main track seemed to play fair. Tactical types best on turf (turf rail at 8 feet). Tyler Baze and Rafael Bejarano both booted home a pair. On the ticket front I tabbed four Primary (Ms. G.I. Jane, Jubliant Girl, Trucial State, A Jealous Wo...Read More
Book Review has shown her versatility in winning two stakes at distances from a mile and an eighth to seven furlongs, the latter being the Grade I La Brea Stakes on a wet/fast Santa Anita track on Dec. 26, with Rafael Bejarano aboard the daughter of Giant’s Causeway for the first time. Read More
Book Review, fresh off victory at 9-2 in the Grade I La Brea Stakes on opening day, and Lady of Fifty, an impressive winner of the Grade II Bayakoa Handicap on Dec. 8, each seek consecutive victories as they head a field of six in Sunday’s Grade II, $150,000 La Canada Stakes for 4-year-old fillies a...Read More
Book Review, winner of the Gd. 1 La Brea Stakes, worked 4 furlongs in 47:20 handily (2/46) this morning at Santa Anita Park. 
G1 La Brea Stakes winner Book Review breezed 4 furlongs in 48:00 (4/33) this morning at Santa Anita Park. 
With a crash and a thud and a boom and a bang, fickle fans of racing jumped ship in mid-stretch of yesterday’s Grade 1 La Brea Stakes. The excellent three-year-old filly, My Miss Aurelia, went down at odds of 2-5 much like the Mighty Casey had done so many years before. Read More
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  • railbird33 · For those getting ready to watch & wager the Sunshine Millions in 3 weeks, this race is a harbinger of things to come. Over the years when a horse ships in for the Millions after running their last race in a BC race, two things happen- 1. they are underlays and 2. they don't often win. just sayin' · 143 days ago ·
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  • MarcelloMarocco · I still feel Questings Alabama was the best race by a 3 year old filly this year. MMA still only has 1 GR1 win, and a listed stakes win vs Questings 2 GR1's. · 143 days ago ·
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My Pick 4 was shot before the races even started, as Race 2 was taken off of the turf, but I went for it anyways and lost immediately. I singled heavy favorite Drift King in the first leg, but after pressing Red Jag throughout, he took the lead around the far turn. Unfortunately for me, he got the l...Read More
  • travel_vic · Horizontal betting DEMANDS a large bankroll...Just watch the good video Exotic Tickets to see why..Crist is the author · 144 days ago ·
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Called it, she ran flawlessly and took down great horses in her win.
Book Review takes advantage of a hot pace to win the Grade 1 La Brea. 
My Miss Aurelia, an overwhelming choice as Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old filly for 2012, heads a field of seven in Wednesday’s Grade I, $300,000 La Brea Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at seven furlongs.Read More
  • UnionRagsRules · MMA should smash the competition · 146 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · She should, URR. However, I liked Mamma Kimbo's prep for this race. Didn't look like she was asked much. She either steals it, or MMA, duel champion, gobbles her up. 1,5,7. · 146 days ago ·
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Benefiting from a hot pace, Book Review uncoiled a huge stretch rally to win the Grade 1 by a neck in her first race for trainer, Bob Baffert.Read More
Book Review has been transferred from the barn of Chad Brown to Bob Baffert.
Godolphin and Kiaran McLaughlin have a talented three-year-old filly who runs rings around her opponents before running erratically down the stretch, but ... this one is not named Questing. Read More
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  • Linda in Texas · I think Dance Card is lovely. Watched her race, watched her win. So what if she veered toward the center. When she goes out to exercise where the heck do you think she runs. Most are exercised right down the middle of the track. It boggles my mind why bearing away from the rail surprises so many. · 172 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · It seems that she's drifted to some degree in all of her races. Front wraps added after the first race, "off behind" and sent to the farm when her trainer first got her. His words in this report about Questing's ankle chip surgery: http://www.drf.com/news/questing-has-chip-removed-race-2013. When she beat older females it was in a 25K optional claiming race. How good is she? Good enough to run win with the physical problems that she does have, but for how long? I hope she gets some time off now, and of course, good luck to her. · 172 days ago ·
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Book Review - Pedigree

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Giant's CausewayStorm CatStorm Bird
Terlingua
Mariah's StormRahy
Immense
Clever BabeDistorted HumorForty Niner
Danzig's Beauty
Added TimeGilded Time
Added Elegance

Book Review - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details02/16/132ndR BejaranoSA41 1/16 mDSanta Maria-G204+ FGreat HotBook ReviewLady of Fifty1:43.08
View Details01/20/132ndR BejaranoSA71 1/16 mDLa Canada-G204 FMore ChocolateBook ReviewWilla B Awesome1:42.59
View Details12/26/121stR BejaranoSA47 fDLa Brea-G103 FBook ReviewReneesgotzipMy Miss Aurelia1:22.41
View DetailsView Video11/24/125thJ CastellanoAqu91 1/8 mDGazelle Handicap-G103 FDance CardSea IslandMy Wandy's Girl1:50.39
View Details10/24/121stJ CastellanoBel31 1/16 mDImperial Gesture S.03 FBook ReviewLady CohibaFinal Escrow1:42.98
View Details09/22/121stJ CastellanoCT107 fDCharles Town Oaks03 FBook ReviewHoliday SoireeBeautiful But Blue1:24.65
View DetailsView Video08/25/127thJ CastellanoSar107 fDTest-G103 FContestedGypsy RobinBeautiful But Blue1:22.47
View Details07/20/121stJ CastellanoSar47 fDAllow03 FBook ReviewUllapoolE Z Passer1:22.85
View Details06/24/122ndJ CastellanoBel11 mileDAlwOC03+ FQuestingBook ReviewBaffle Me1:34.14
View Details05/20/121stJ CastellanoBel67 fDMSW03+ FBook ReviewDance CardRoyal Rhiannon1:23.05
View Details01/06/123rdJ CastellanoGP46 fDMSW03 FThe Last MeowCloudwatcherBook Review1:09.82
View DetailsView Video08/14/112ndJ CastellanoSar76 fDMSW02 FStopshoppingmariaBook ReviewDelightful Magic1:09.87