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Mountaineer Park Racing

Address: 1420 Mountaineer Circle, New Cumberland, WV 26047, United States

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

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