Northside Downs

Northside Cancels Upcoming Race Date

Officials with Northside Downs have informed Trot Insider that the track has cancelled a race date that was scheduled to be conducted at the raceway in the coming weeks.

Northside Kicks Off 2020 Season

As track after track opens this season amid the COVID-19 pandemic with spectator-free racing, one racetrack's season opener came just as the province and local health authorities eased restrictions.

June Return For Nova Scotia Racing

Officials with the Nova Scotia Harness Racing Industry Association are pleased to announce that racing will commence at the Nova Scotia tracks in June.

Northside Cancels May Dates

On Friday, April 3, management from Northside Downs announced that the track would be cancelling its previously announced race dates in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grand Slam For Southwind Ricardo

November 16, 2019

The winning streak is officially four-in-a-row and counting for Southwind Ricardo following his narrow triumph in Saturday’s $1,550 feature race at Northside Downs.

Blowout For ‘Ricardo’ In Governors Cup

November 09, 2019

Driver Brett Leblanc airmailed odds-on favourite Southwind Ricardo to the winner’s circle of the $5,000 Governors Cup Series Final on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Northside Downs.

Repeat Performances In Governor's Cup

November 02, 2019

Ten horses returned for the second leg of the 2019 Governor's Cup Series at Northside Downs on Saturday (November 2) and in the words of Yogi Berra it was 'déjà vu all over again.'

Governor's Cup Kicks Off At Northside

October 26, 2019

Some of the top older horses in Cape Breton made their way to Northside Downs for the first leg of the 2019 Governor's Cup Series on Saturday (Oct. 26).

There's No Stopping Blacky Black

October 19, 2019

Apple pie and ice cream. Hot dogs and mustard. Blacky Black and Barry Bates.

Blacky Black Popular At The Track

October 14, 2019

Barry Bates and Blacky Black were looking to record their third consecutive victory in Northside Downs’ winners-over pace on Monday (Oct. 14). The pair was bet down to the odds-on choice in the progra...

Back-To-Back For Blacky Black

October 05, 2019

Not even a former half-mile track world champion could best Blacky Black, as the horse that could lay claim to being the best in Cape Breton captured another weekly feature at Northside Downs on Satur...

Changes To Northside Racing Schedule

October 01, 2019

Trot Insider has learned that a pair of upcoming race dates at Northside Downs have been cancelled, but that the track has added a race date for later in the month.