2025 Cape Breton Horseowners Awards
And the winners are................................
Cape Breton Horse Owners Association
2025 Awards
Northside Downs Driving Awards
100 + Starts
1st Place – Mark Pezzarello .372 UDSR
2nd Place – Ryan Campbell .355 UDRS
3rd Place – Gerard Kennedy .334 UDRS
50-99 Starts
1st Place – Martin Bates ..406 UDRS
2nd Place – Randy Getto .369 UDRS
3rd Place – Harold Leblanc Jr .314 UDRS
15-49 Starts
1st Place – Richie Baryluk .385 UDRS
2nd Place – Shawn Lynk .370 UDRS
3rd Place – Roddie Gillis .337 UDRS
Leading Driver by Wins
Mark Pezzarello - 41 Wins
Northside Downs Training Awards
50+ starts
1st Place – Dana Getto .468 UTRS
2nd Place – Martin Bates .367 UTRS
3rd Place – Heather Hawkins .345 UTRS
25-49 starts
1st Place – Leonard MacLellan .423 UTRS
2nd Place – Ian MacNeil .360 UTRS
3rd Place – Joel Leblanc .359 UTRS
15-24 starts
1st Place -Peter MacKinnon .545 UTRS
2nd Place- Richie Baryluk .385 UTRS
3rd Place – George DellaVella .326 UTRS
Leading Trainer Wins
Ardon Mofford – 26 Wins
Junior Owner Award
Caleb MacNeil
Senior Groom Award
Bernie Gillis Ken Lewis
Jr Groom Awards
Oliver Mofford Seirra Hynes
NSD Top 2-Year-Old Colt
Darbie’s Fancy – 2 Wins – 1:59.4 - $29196.
NSD Top 2-Year-Old Filly
Effie May Cay – 3 Wins – 2:01.1 $1983
NSD Top 3-Year-Old Colt
Spicysonofabeach – 5 Wins – 2:003 - $4722
NSD Top 3-Year-Old Filly
Red Dirt Legacy 3 wins – 2:03.1 $3817
NSD Most wins
Hugh Heff – 16 Wins
NSD Fastest Mile
Mappo’s Lion – 1:55.1
Lifetime Achievement
Donnie Rankin – Over $20,000,000
Outstanding Achievement Award
Colin Kelly
Senior Horsemen Award
Lawrence Snow
Gwen Struthers Memorial Award
Diane Collins
NSD President’s Award
Shane Ryan – Announcer and Writer
Hall of Fame Induction
Angus Gillis
NSD Iron Horse of the Year
Thunder Alley – Win 7 – 1:57.1 $8539
NSD Most Improved Horse
Ranked Contender – Wins 8 – 1:56.4 - $9341
NSD Mare of the Year
Red Rum She Wrote – Win 9 – 1:57.2 $11253
NSD Horse of the Year
Hugh Heff – 16 Wins – 1:56.0 - $15762