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Fred’s Nightmare (Fred and Ginger – Nightlife) and driver Marc St. Louis, Jr. captured the featured $21,600 Open Pace on the Saturday closing night harness racing program at Northville Downs. Fred’s Nightmare and St. Louis rocketed to the lead and never looked back, setting fractions of 27.4, 57.0, 1:25.0 and clocking a winning time in […]
In front of a fan-filled grandstand, Rose Run Vincent (And Away We Go – Real Housewife) and driver/trainer David Lake captured the featured $21,600 Open Trot on Friday’s program at Northville Downs. My Uncle Cuz with driver Don Harmon and Travlin Swan and driver Art McIlmurray fired to the front, doing battle past the quarter […]
RB (Megatron – Getoutthediamonds) and owner/driver/trainer Kim Pluta captured the featured $10,800 Open Pace on the Friday night (Jan. 19) harness racing program at Northville Downs. Commander Bob rocketed up to take over the early lead from his outside position with pilot Marc St. Louis, Jr. as RB left alertly for a pocket ride. They […]
Commander Bob (Real Desire – Christa Ann) and driver David Lake captured the featured $10,800 Open harness racing pace over RB (Megatron – Getoutthediamonds) and owner/driver/trainer Kim Pluta on the Saturday night (Jan. 6) program at Northville Downs. White Belly and Marc St. Louis, Jr and Let’snotforget and Kody Massey battled for the early lead […]
Rose Run Vincent (And Away We Go – Real Housewife) and driver/trainer David Lake and Delightful Summer (Quality Western– Midsummer Delight) and driver Kody Massey captured the co-featured Open Trot and Mares Open Pace respectively on Friday’s (Jan. 5) opening night harness racing program at Northville Downs. In the $10,800 Open Trot, Travlin Swan and […]
Northville Downs has posted their opening harness racing weekend’s condition sheet on the USTA website with conditions loaded into the USTA’s Online Entry system. There will be a double draw on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 for both Friday, January 5 and Saturday, January 6 programs with the entry box closing at 12pm (Jan 2). Entries […]
Northville Downs, which opened in 1944, will be celebrating its 80th anniversary of operations in 2024 and will race 10 days from January 5, 2024, through and including February 3, 2024, with harness racing to be conducted every Friday and Saturday during this time frame with a first race post time each race night of […]
Driver Lindsay Moen and trainer Greg Cook captured the Open 1 Pace and the Open 2 Pace Saturday night with Linnycalledfrankie (Captaintreacherous – Saymynamesaymyname) and Catch Me Conrad (Tellitlikeitis – Envy) respectively as Northville Downs ended its 2023 race meet with a large crowd on hand. Following a blistering pace in the $9,500 Open 1 […]
Cousin Margie (McArdle – Save My Tootsie) and harness racing driver Lindsay Moen went to the lead past the quarter and never looked back in capturing the $9,500 Open Pace for mares in 1:56.1 Friday night (Nov. 24) at Northville Downs. Cousin Margie was asked immediately off the gate to get to the front. Coqui […]
The $9,500 Open Pace highlighted the Saturday night (Nov. 11) harness racing program at The Ville with Lyons Friends (Western Ideal – Artistic Vision) and driver Kody Massey going coast-to-coast to win by one and a quarter lengths in 1:54.4, upsetting the field at odds of 12-1. Coalford Bythesea and Justin Irvine left hard for […]
Some More Prince (Rosemont Principal – S’more) and harness racing driver Matt Kakaley captured the first ever $8,000 Barb Kakaley Memorial Trot at Northville Downs Friday night (Nov. 10) in 1:57.3. Matt Kakaley grew up on the backstretch at Northville Downs with his grandmother Barb Kakaley, who was everyone’s favorite person around the Michigan oval […]
Cousin Margie (McArdle – Save My Tootsie) and harness racing driver Lindsay Moen turned the tables on Fancy Hill (Racing Hill – Beautiful Hill) and driver Skip DeMull in capturing the $9,500 Open Pace for mares in 1:56.3 Friday night (Nov. 3) at Northville Downs. When the wings of the Brownlee Gate Cam starting gate […]
The $9,500 Open Pace highlighted the Saturday night (Oct. 28) harness racing program at The Ville with Lyons Friends (Western Ideal – Artistic Vision) and driver Kody Massey upsetting the betting favorite Southwind Amazon in 1:55.1. Lyons Friends and Kody Massey left hard for the early lead as Coalfordbythesea and Justin Irvine left as well. […]
The $9,500 Open Pace highlighted the Saturday (Oct. 21) night program at The Ville with Coalford Bythesea (Downbytheseaside – Stormy Novel) and harness racing driver Justin Irvine winning by open lengths in 1:55.1. Coalfordbythesea and Justin Irvine left for the early lead, crossing right over off of the car and tripping the beam to the […]
Designer Specs (Full Count – Avalon Hall) and harness racing driver Skip DeMull captured the $9,500 Open Trot in 1:57.3 Friday (Oct. 20) night at Northville Downs. The Open Trot was featured on the Friday night program, and it did not disappoint. It shaped up like a replay of last week’s race as the betting […]
Designer Specs (Full Count – Avalon Hall) and harness racing driver Skip DeMull captured the Open Trot, while Danikova (Bettor’s Delight – Danika Hanover) and driver Justin Irvine snagged the Mares Open Pace Friday (Oct. 13) night at Northville Downs. Race seven featured the Open Trot and a field of eight classy trotters. The 1-9 […]
The $9,500 Open Pace highlighted the Saturday night (Oct. 7) harness racing program at The Ville and it did not disappoint with a lot of early action that resulted in closer Another Daily Copy (Somebeachsomewhere – Court Stenographer) and driver Drew Neill storming home to win in 1:54.4, the fastest mile on the night. As […]
Rankin (Enterprise – Luvyaformiles) and harness racing driver Justin Irvine cruised to a new track record victory in the $15,895 Michigan Breeders Futurity Trot (race three) for two-year-old colts and geldings. She won in a final clocking of 2:00.4, breaking the previous record for a two-year-old gelding trotter held by Saulsgood in 2:01.1, a record […]
$20,000 Great Lake Stakes were contested on Saturday evening (Sept. 30) at the Northville, Michigan harness racing oval in addition to the $9,500 Open Pace. In race four, Elian’s Lightning (Southwind Elian – Show Me the Light) captured the two-year-old filly trotting division of the $20,000 Great Lake Stake over Sunsetacres Girl and Smashin’classy who […]
Herecomescharlie B (Full Count – Jetterbug) and breeder/owner/trainer/driver Dan Venier cruised to harness racing victory in the Open Trot Friday night, taking the mile in 1:56.0. Also on the night, Cruisin Thru Time (Yankee Cruiser – I Kill Time) and trainer/driver Kody Massey captured the Mares Open Pace in 1:56.0. In race six, Herecomescharlie B […]
$20,000 Michigan Fair Stake Finals were contested on Saturday evening (Sept. 23) at the Northville, Michigan harness racing oval where one track record was established and another was equaled. In race four on the pari-mutuel program, Don’ttouchmytruck (Racing Hill – Age of Consent) smashed the track record for a three-year-old pacing gelding in a final […]
Saulsgood (Crescent Fashion – Simply Patty) and harness racing driver Jason Merriman equaled the trotting track record for a four-year-old gelding in the Open Trot Friday night (Sept. 22), taking the mile in 1:57.0. The previous track record was equaled Aug 25, 2023, by Rose Run Xander and Drew Neill and the original record setter […]
37-year-old Southfield, Michigan native, Jason Merriman began driving harness racing horses in 2003, when he was just 17 years old. Coming from a long line of accomplished horsemen, Jason won his first pari-mutuel race at Pompano Park on December 20, 2003, behind trotter I C U Talkin, a Michigan bred by Keystone Nordic out of […]
Celebrity Pegasus (Andover Hall – Celebrity Athena) and driver Kim Pluta and Artistic Cut (Artspeak – Paper Cut) and driver Jason Merriman captured their respective Open harness racing divisions Friday night (Sept. 15) at Northville Downs. In the Open Trot (race seven), Celebrity Pegasus took the pocket ride behind early pacesetter Rose Run Vincent and […]
