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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 North Sydney. Northside Downs is managed by Harness Racing Cape Breton Inc., which will be receiving $1 million to improve training grounds and recreation barns […]
Eastcoast Invader (Rollwithitharry) ended the 10-race winning streak of Hugh Heff, harness racing’s North American leader in wins this season, in the Governor’s Cup second leg at Northisde Downs on Saturday. Eastcoast Invader got away fifth for Monica Sutherland and trailed for much of the mile. Hugh Heff (Randy Getto) went on the attack before […]
Hugh Heff (Betterthancheddar), North American harness racing’s seasonal leader in wins, extended his unbeaten run to 10 as he won the second division of the Governor’s Cup first leg on Saturday (Oct. 26) at Northside Downs. The gelding was a gapped-off third as Kraken Seelster (Ardon Mofford) took a loose lead in the first quarter, […]
Two-year-old Malevolent (Malicious) won his fifth harness racing stakes event in a row as he crushed rivals in the Phil Pinkney Memorial at Northside Downs on Saturday (Oct. 19). The gelding was a gapped-off fifth to the quarter in :27.4 for Paul Langille, but he chased the pack and began his first-over journey before the […]
Hugh Heff (Betterthancheddar), North America’s winningest harness racing horse this year, increased his tally to 22 with an eighth straight victory at Northside Downs on Monday (Oct. 14). The gelding left from post six and slipped in behind Revenant to take the pocket spot in a :29 first quarter. Randy Getto pulled him off the […]
Hugh Heff (Betterthancheddar), North America’s winningest harness racing horse this season, added to his cushion atop the standings at Northside Downs on Monday (Sep. 3) with his 20th of the year. The gelding never saw the cones in the Winners-Over, driving on to contest leader Runaway Mystery (Harold Leblanc) after the quarter in :29. The […]
Hugh Heff (Betterthancheddar), North America’s winningest harness racing horse in 2024, won his fifth straight harness racing contest in the Winners-Over at Northside Downs on Saturday (Sep. 21). The gelding once again came from off the pace, dropping back to last for Randy Getto in a :28.2 opening panel set by Revenant (Mark Pezzarello). The […]
Hugh Heff (Betterthancheddar) claimed sole leadership of the seasonal North American harness racing win standings in a last-to-first victory in the Winners-Over at Northside Downs on Saturday (Sep. 14). Tied with Need Ur Opinion at 17 wins heading into the race, he dropped back to seventh for driver Randy Getto while Thunder Alley (John Kennedy), […]
Hugh Heff (Betterthancheddar), Canada’s 2024 harness racing leader in wins, made it three straight with a tough first-over effort at Northside Downs on Monday (Sep. 9). Away last in a :28.4 first quarter, driver Randy Getto quickly got to work with the gelding, starting him on a first-over march on the first trip down the […]
Thunder Alley (Mystery Chase) took his seventh victory of the harness racing season as he won another Winners-Over at Northside Downs on Saturday (Jul. 20). John Kennedy directed him to the front, and the gelding put up fractions of :28.3, :58.2, and 1:27.2. Daddys Eyes (Ryan Campbell) made little impact first-up, and pocket-sitter Shir Gain […]
Harness racing driver Kevin Bailey replaced Thunder Alley (Mystery Chase)’s regular partner John Kennedy, who sustained an injury earlier on the card, and guided the gelding to his sixth win of the season in the Winners-Over on Saturday (Jul. 6) at Northside Downs. Thunder Alley, aiming to break a three-race losing streak after five straight […]
Chip Of Evil (Arthur Blue Chip), winner of the inaugural Diamond Classic last year, took her first Atlantic Sires Stakes win of the harness racing season on Saturday (Jun. 28) at Northside Downs. Facing just three sophomore filly rivals, she parked in third for Corey MacPherson before swinging out onto cover on the backstretch. First-over […]
Merigo Magic (Tobago Cays) added a fifth win to his unbeaten three-year-old harness racing season with an open-length victory in the Atlantic Sires Stakes (AtSS) A division for sophomore male pacers on Saturday at Northside Downs. The gelding hurtled his way through the first quarter, opening up by five lengths as he put up the […]
Thunder Alley (Mystery Chase) remained undefeated on the harness racing season with another victory in the Winners-Over at Northside Downs on Saturday (Jun. 7). John Kennedy kept the gelding’s chartlines filled with 1’s, pushing him to the top in a :28.4 first quarter. Thunder Alley put up middle splits of :59.4 and 1:30.2, opening up […]
Thunder Alley (Mystery Chase) landed a big strike on his harness racing opponents in the Northside Downs Winners-Over on Saturday (May 25). The gelding, undefeated on the season, quickly reached the front for John Kennedy and brought the field to the midway point with fractions of :29.1 and 1:01.1. David Lloyd George (Keigan Madden) blinked […]
Runaway Mystery (Mister Big) rounded every harness racing rival in the final quarter to capture the first Winners-Over of the season on opening day at Northside Downs on Saturday (May 11). The 10-year-old sat at the tail of a single-file six-horse line to the quarter in :30.2 but joined the outside flow third-over rounding the […]
Harness racing returns to Cape Breton on Saturday, May 11 with the first card of the season set for Northside Downs. There will be a total of eight races contested, with a six-horse field heading postward in the seventh race to vie for the winner’s share of the $1,600 purse in the Winners Over feature. […]
Howmac Napoleon (Articulator) turned the Celtic Financial Series Final into a one-horse harness racing affair at Northside Downs on Saturday (Sep. 30). Off at 1/5, the gelding struck quickly from post three to take command early for Shawn Lynk. He laid down first-half fractions of :29.1 and :58.3 with Shadow Of A Daut (Kevin Bailey) […]
Q Ts Charlie (Proven Lover) tallied his fourth win of the harness racing season in the top class at Northside Downs on Thursday (Aug. 10). The gelding reached the top from the rail in a :29.4 first quarter for Shawn Lynk and protected position as Elm Grove Qwiggly (Lawrence Snow) went first-up nearing the half […]
Revenant (If I Can Dream) swooped past four rivals in the stretch to snag the featured Winners-Over harness racing pace at Northside Downs on Saturday (Jul. 29). He traveled along in fourth in the first half before taking the third-over spot approaching three-quarters. Rounding into the stretch, Mark Pezzarello fanned the gelding out and put […]
Kiss Me Im Irish (Big Jim) went from fifth to first in the stretch to win her second straight harness racing Winners Over at Northside Downs on Saturday (May 27) at Northside Downs. Adam Lynk swung the mare three-wide on cover going to three-quarters as Rockemsockem Scott (John Kennedy) and Gentry Seelster (Mark Pezzarello) battled […]
The Winners-Over at Northside Downs came down to a big harness racing battle at the front on Saturday (May 20), and Kiss Me Im Irish (Big Jim) produced the best late pace to come out on top. Kiss Me Im Irish, driven by Ryan Campbell, snagged the first lead from post one and dueled with […]
A Better Man (Betterthancheddar) became the first to take the Winners-Over throne at Northside Downs this season as the harness racing gelding won the top condition on opening day Saturday (May 13). Pinned in the pocket turning for home in a four-horse vanguard, A Better Man rocketed up the rail to pass them all and […]
Kiss Me Im Irish (Big Jim) puckered up her lips to hit the line first and complete a last-to-first rally in the final Winners-Over of the year at Northside Downs on the track’s closing day Saturday (Nov. 19). Ryan Campbell, taking over from regular driver Mark Pezzarello, stowed the mare away in the trailing spot […]
