Northside Downs

Hugh Heff

Hugh Heff Back For More Coverage In 2025

North America's winningest Standardbred of 2024, Hugh Heff made his 2025 debut on Saturday, May 24 at Northside Downs and found himself in familiar territory as the focus of the track photographer.

Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley Repeats With Authority At Northside

Second verse, same as the first.

Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley Strikes In Northside Opener

Northside Downs kicked off its 2025 season on Saturday, May 10 with a familiar face factoring into the featured dash.

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Northside Downs Opens 2025 Season Saturday

Harness racing returns to Cape Breton on Saturday, May 10 as Northside Downs kicks off its 2025 season.

Atlantic Canada harness racing

2025 Maritime Stakes Schedule Released

January 24, 2025

Officials from the provincial harness racing industry associations in the Maritimes released the 2025 regional stakes schedule on Friday, Jan. 24.

Northside Downs

Nova Scotia Funding For Northside Downs

January 08, 2025

The Province of Nova Scotia announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8 that it will be providing funding for infrastructure improvements to Northside Downs, a community hub for harness racing and recreation in No...

Atlantic Canada harness racing

2025 Race Dates Approved For Atlantic Provinces

November 25, 2024

The Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission (APHRC) has approved race dates for 2025.

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Hugh Heff Rebounds On Northside Close Out Card

November 10, 2024

After settling for a rare defeat in his last outing, the winningest horse in North America this season, Hugh Heff, rebounded gamely with his 24th victory of the season in the $5,000 Governors Cup Seri...

Northside Downs

Northside Season Finale Moved To Sunday

November 07, 2024

Northside Downs will be postponing its races scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9 to Sunday, Nov. 10.

Northside Downs

Northside Downs Meet Ends This Saturday

November 04, 2024

Northside Downs has cancelled the race date scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16.

Eastcoast Invader

The Streak Is Over For Profilic Hugh Heff

November 02, 2024

Let's not bemoan that it's over, let's enjoy that it happened. The 'it' here being the win streak for the top dash winning Standardbred of 2024, Hugh Heff.

Hugh Heff

A Perfect 10 For The Streaking Hugh Heff

October 26, 2024

It's almost as if Hugh Heff took it personally.

Malevolent

Streaks Continue Saturday At Northside

October 19, 2024

Hugh Heff has attracted a fair share of attention since relocating to Canada's east coast, but North America's winningest Standardbred of 2024 had to play a supporting role on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Nor...