Mountaineer Park 

Mountaineer Park Racing

Mountaineer Racetrack is a thoroughbred racetrack located in Chester, West Virginia. The facility hosts over 200 race dates a year and runs 5 nights per week. The only day race offered is the yearly West Virginia Derby.

Opening day was held in May of 1951 under the name Waterford Park. In 1987, the track was sold to new owners who renamed it as Mountaineer Park.

Home of the West Virginia Derby, a Grade II race held the first Saturday in August every year. Prior to 1998, the West Virginia Derby was timed to one-fifth of a second. Since then, the race has been timed to one-hundredth of a second.

Mountaineer Park Track Schedule

Live Racing: Five nights a week
Racing Calendar: March to December
Course type: Flat/Thoroughbred
Notable Races: West Virginia Derby (Grade II), Harvey Arneault Memorial Breeders' Cup Stakes, West Virginia Senate President's Breeders' Cup, West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker's Cup, West Virginia Legislature Chairman's Cup, Panhandle Handicap, Hancock County Handicap, Waterford Park Handicap, Mountaineer Mile Handicap, Labor Day Handicap, Ohio Valley Handicap
Main track (dirt): 1 mile oval
Distance from last turn to finish line:  905 feet
Turf course: 7 furlongs

Stakes Races at Mountaineer Park

Independence Day Stakes
Firecracker Stakes
West Virginia Derby
West Virginia Governor’s Stakes
Senator Robert C. Byrd Memorial Stakes
West Virginia Senate President’s Cup
West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker’s Cup
West Virginia Legislature Chairman’s Cup
TheWest Virginia Secretary of State
Mountaineer Juvenile Stakes
Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies Stakes
Mountaineer Mile Stakes
Sophomore Sprint Championship Stakes