Northside Downs

Big Boy Hill

Big Boy Hill Best In Harvest Series Final

October 13, 2025

Big Boy Hill made it two straight series victories as he climbed to the front in the final quarter-mile to capture the $4,000 Harvest Series Final on Monday, Oct. 13 at Northside Downs.

Hugh Heff

Harvest Series, Hugh Heff Make Headlines At Northside

October 04, 2025

Northside Downs hosted eliminations for the 2025 Harvest Series during its card of harness racing on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Big Boy Hill

Big Boy Hill Upsets In Celtic Financial Series Final

September 27, 2025

The best place for a horseperson to celebrate a birthday has to be in the winner's circle. Getting there with an upset in a series final is just the icing on the cake.

Heading to the gate at Northside Downs

Northside Downs Match Race Set For Saturday

September 24, 2025

Taking a page from the history books, Northside Downs will host a match race, which was a more common event in Cape Breton back in the day with two competitive horses meeting up for a head-to-head rac...

Hugh Heff

Hugh Heff Enjoys His Hard Work

September 20, 2025

Seeming to thrive on a trip that would cause most horses to wilt and finish with a whimper, Hugh Heff clearly relished being roughed up in his top class test on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Northside Downs.

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Don't Believe It? Just Watch!

September 13, 2025

The owners and the trainer remained the same, but a different horse and driver made their way to the winner's circle after an impressive tally in the top class at Northside Downs on Saturday, Sept. 13...

Windemere Skye

Campbell Cleans Up Saturday At Northside

September 06, 2025

It's safe to say that driver Marc Campbell enjoyed his Saturday, Sept. 6 sojourn to Cape Breton. At least the afternoon.

Windemere Skye

Atlantic Sires Stakes Frosh Fillies Head To Northside

September 04, 2025

Two-year-old pacing fillies will make their second Atlantic Sires Stakes start as they head to Northside Downs on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6.

Hugh Heff

Hugh Heff Holds Off Stiff Challenges At Northside

August 30, 2025

Usually, Hugh Heff finds himself all by himself at the wire. On Saturday, Aug. 30 at Northside Downs,the winningest Standardbred of 2024 hit double digits in wins this season after prevailing in a thr...

Hugh Heff

Hugh Heff Gets It Done Again At Northside

August 23, 2025

Hugh Heff. Northside Downs. The rail. Winners Over Pace.

Louie The Lip

Louie The Lip Scores Atlantic Sires Stakes Victory

August 07, 2025

Overcoming early interference from his stablemate at the start, the Tom Weatherbie-trained Louie The Lip and driver Brodie MacPhee made front and kept on rolling to take the $30,880 Atlantic Sires Sta...

Hugh Heff

Hugh Heff Back In Front Of The Camera

August 02, 2025

Hugh Heff hadn't found the winner's circle in three appearances, and while that losing skid might not necessarily be notable in most circumstances it marked the longest streak of missed winner's circl...

Red Rum She Wrote winning at Northside Downs

Red Rum She Wrote Steps Up To Win Northside Feature

With a pair of heavyweights absent from this week's edition of the top level Winners Over class at Northside Downs, a new winner emerged on Saturday, July 26.