Mountaineer Racetrack Picks, Results & Big 'Uns

Mountaineer in Chester, at the tip of West Virginia's Northern Panhandle, opened on May 19, 1951, as Waterford Park and was renamed in 1987. It was the first racetrack in the United States to add slot machines, the model for the racino.

Mountaineer races in the evening from spring through December, mostly on dirt with some turf races. Its biggest race is the West Virginia Derby for three-year-olds, traditionally run in early August and the one day of the year the track races in the afternoon.

Mountaineer Racetrack ran 118 racing days in the past year on dirt and turf. Fields averaged 7.1 starters and races ranged from 2f to 1 3/4m. Claiming races here have averaged a $7,000 tag recently. WinningPonies' picks produced 473 Big 'Un payouts at Mountaineer Racetrack in the past year totaling $195,508, the largest a $7,055 Pick 4 on May 17, 2026. The Superfecta has been the most common winning Big 'Un wager.