The Del Mar Fairgrounds is an event venue in Del Mar, California. It hosts the annual San Diego County Fair. The venue sits on a 370-acre (1.5 km2) property along the Pacific Ocean coastline. It includes the Del Mar Racetrack, built in 1936 by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, with founding member Bing Crosby providing leadership.[1] The Del Mar Fairgrounds and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club share one address for the complex.[2]
The site is owned by the State of California and is managed by the 22nd District Agricultural Association, a state agency that hosts more than 300 annual events.[3] Its staff organizes major annual events and runs Surfside Race Place, the year-round satellite horse racing facility. The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club leases the facilities for their live meets each year.
- ^ "History: 1936 — A Permanent Home for the Fair". Del Mar Fairgrounds. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "About Us". Del Mar Fairgrounds. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ Horn, Jonathan (February 7, 2011). "Del Mar council approves preliminary fairgrounds governance model". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2018.