by Marv Bachrad, publicity director, Dover Downs

Dover, DE — Alleigh Girl and Da Boss Lady, both trained by Les Givens and co-owned by Nanticoke Racing, scored impressively to take both $20,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) 2nd leg sophomore filly trot preliminaries on Thursday, April 5 at Dover Downs.

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Alleigh Girl scored in 1:58.4, her ninth win in twelve career starts.

As expected, prohibitive favorite Alleigh Girl won her $20,000 DSBF prelim with ease with Ross Wolfenden directing a 1:58.4 record performance. Delbert Cain and Nanticoke Racing own the Don Boss Vita-Armbro Odalisk sophomore. Les Givens trains the winner of nine of her 12 races, all in the money, lifting her lifetime earnings to $146,440. Jodi Lin (Justin Vincent) rolled home second with Scuttlebutt (Vic Kirby), the leader until after the half, the third finisher.

The other Givens-trainee racing for Bob Wyatt and Nanticoke Racing, Da Boss Lady, a daughter of Don Boss Vita-Rompaway Ruth, pulled Jim Morand to an even faster clocking, 1:58.1, to win the other $20,000 DSBF division. Commitment To Win (Roger Plante) was next. Ja’s Charmer (John Wagner) was the show horse.

The top eight-point getters return for the $100,000 DSBF finals which are slated each day next week.