West Virginia Derby

West Virginia Derby
Grade III race
LocationMountaineer Park
Chester, West Virginia, United States
Inaugurated1923 (as Huntington Tri-State Park)
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
WebsiteMountaineer Park
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight124 lbs. with allowances
Purse$500,000 (since 2018)

The West Virginia Derby is an American Grade III stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred race horses run over a distance of 1+18 miles on the dirt at Mountaineer Race Track in Chester, West Virginia in August.[1] The purse for the event is US$500,000.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Stakes Profile - West Virginia Derby". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.