Northville Downs

Northville Ready For Season Opener

A trio of Open events serve as the marquee races during the opening weekend of the 2021 spring meeting at Northville Downs, with races taking place at the suburban Detroit facility on Friday (April 2)...

Track Record In Michigan Breeders Futurity

October 10, 2020

Princess Rockette parried a mid-race challenge from Man Dontforget Me and sped away to equal the Northville Downs track record for three-year-old pacing fillies in Saturday's (Oct. 10) Michigan Breede...

Mich. Legalizes Online Horse Wagering

Legislators in Michigan have given the green light for online wagering on horse racing in the state, although the 2020 opening date for Michigan's only remaining racetrack, Northville Downs, remains u...

Update On Northville Meet

The Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association has issued a release in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the state and live racing at Northville Downs.

Northville Invite To Swapportunity

November 17, 2019

LaSalle Investments LLC's Swapportunity gave Ohio top honours in Saturday's $25,000 Wolverine-Buckeye Invitational Pace on Saturday evening at Northville Downs, just holding the Michigan-based Top Not...

Wolverine-Buckeye Pace Revival

November 15, 2019

A longtime mainstay at the former Raceway Park in Toledo, Ohio, will be resurrected on Saturday night (Nov. 16), when the $25,000 Wolverine-Buckeye Invitational Pace heads a 12-race card at Northville...

Northville To Race 52 Dates In 2020

November 08, 2019

The Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association and Northville Downs have agreed to a 52-date live racing schedule, which has been approved by the Michigan Gaming Control Board, for the 2020 calendar year...

Northville Downs Set To Open Fall Meet

September 08, 2019

Northville Downs will commence its fall meeting this Friday (Sept. 13), with ample opportunity for Michigan-connected horses to race for healthy purses in the first three weeks of the stand.

Pair Defend Their Titles In Michigan

August 13, 2019

After taking top honours in Michigan Sire Stakes as freshmen in 2018, Mattys Legacy and Gemini Eddie successfully defended their titles as three-year-olds in the $230,000 Michigan Sire Stakes at North...

Michigan Sire Stakes Slated For Tuesday

August 09, 2019

More than $230,000 in purses will be on the line in an eight-race Michigan Sire Stakes program to be held Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 13) at Northville Downs, and all four 2018 freshman champions will loo...

Purse Increase At Northville

After two successful weekends of its 2019 live harness meet, Northville Downs has announced that it is raising its purses.

Standardbred Caveat In Potential Deal

November 12, 2018

It was recently announced that Michigan’s Northville Downs has been awarded 44 Standardbred race dates for 2019, but that none have been granted for Sports Creek Raceway, which might be offering live ...