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Won Token Makes Dean´s List
September 02, 2009
The Saratoga Special
BY: Brian Nadeau & Colin Beaury
New York-breds that run third,
beaten less than a length in their first career starts against open company aren’t supposed to take 10 starts to break their maidens. Won Token didn’t get the memo.
Sackatoga Stable’s daughter of Gold
Token finally broke through after disappointing
in her last eight starts when
she took the second, a 6-furlong maiden
for state-bred fillies/mares. Won Token
(Javier Castellano), trained by Barclay
Tagg, stalked in fifth for the first halfmile
before making her move on the far
turn. She closed resolutely in midstretch
to get up late over Easy Erin (Mike
Luzzi) and pacesetter For Love Alone
(Jose Lezcano) for a half-length score.
“She showed talent in her first race
against open company at Gulfstream
Park and we’ve been frustrated in trying
to get her to run back to that race and
figure her out,” said Sackatoga’s Jack
Knowlton. “I think finally we got her
in the right race, the right place and the
right time and she responded. We tried
her on the turf in her last few starts and
she didn’t respond, so getting back to
the dirt helped. There’s certainly no place like Saratoga if you’re going to pick up your first win.”