Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort

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Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort is a thoroughbred racetrack and casino resort located in Chester, West Virginia.

[edit] History and Information

The name Mountaineer Race Track is new but the track exsisted long before it was named Mountaineer. The track was known as Waterford Park prior to 1990. The track was authorized to have slot machines and installed them in 1994.

With the revenue that a casino of 3,200 slots and a hotel resort provides, the Mountaineer Gaming Group (Nasdaq: MNTG), the owners of Mountaineer are able to offer very good purses. The reputation of the track changed from being one of an old, run-down facility which raced only claimers to a track which was decent and respectable.

[edit] Physical Attributes

The track has a main dirt track with a one mile oval. The turf course is seven furlongs long and inside the dirt. The track is curved slightly in the front stretch. The track also has a large casino and resort on site.

[edit] Racing

With the construction of the casino and resort and Mountaineer the quality of racing has increased very much. The track has been able to offer purses much higher than those in neighboring states and thus have attracted larger field and the products of such a higher parimutuel handle and better attendance. As of May 5, 2006 Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort is being considered as a possible host for the 2009 Breeders' Cup The track runs many stakes and overnight handicaps. Here, in order, are the stakes ran at Mountaineer in 2005:

  • The Panhandle Handicap
  • The Hancock County Handicap
  • The Waterford Park Handicap
  • The I.C. Light Memorial Day Handicap
  • The Decoration Day Handicap
  • The Ohio Valley Handicap
  • The Slipton Fell Handicap
  • The Golden Sylvia Handicap
  • The Coca-Cola Independence Day Stakes
  • The Firecracker Stakes
  • The Mountain State Stakes
  • The West Virginia Derby (Grade III)
  • The West Virginia Governor's Stakes
  • The Harvey Arneault Memorial Breeders' Cup Stakes
  • The West Virginia Senate President's Breeders' Cup
  • The West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker's Cup
  • The West Virginia Legislature Chairman's Cup
  • The West Virginia Secretary of State
  • The Mountaineer Juvenile Stakes
  • The Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies Stakes
  • The Labor Day Stakes
  • The Summer Finale Stakes
  • The Fall Stakes
  • The Autumn Leaves Stakes
  • The Mountaineer Mile Handicap
  • The Sophomore Sprint Championship Stakes
  • The Christmas Stakes
  • The New Year's Eve Stakes
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