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Del Mar Fairgrounds
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Del Mar Fairgrounds is a 375 acre property that is the site of the annual San Diego County Fair (called the Del Mar Fair from 1984 to 2001). Its Del Mar Racetrack was built by the Thoroughbred Club in 1937 by founding members Bing Crosby, Pat O'Brien with Paramount Studios as corporate sponsor.
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The length of the race track is one mile exactly (1.609344 kilo-meters), and races are run counter-clockwise.
Del Mar Arena is a 7,000-seat arena in the fairgrounds complex, used for sporting events, concerts and other special events. It was built in 1991.
Del Mar Fairgrounds features six exhibit halls totalling 219,380 square feet of space. The largest is Pat O'Brien Hall with 68,680 square feet of space and seating up to 6,800; its ceiling height is 35 feet. Others include the 55,200 square foot Exhibit Hall seating up to 5,500; Bing Crosby Hall with 31,900 square feet of space and capacity of up to 3,500; The 45-foot Wyland Center with 30,800 square feet of space and capacity of up to 3,000; the 19,800-square-foot Activity Center holding up to 2,200; and Mission Tower with 13,000 square feet of space and capacity of up to 1,200.
- Del Mar Fairgounds
- Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
- Genesis and History of the Racetrack
- Pictures and Stories at the Del Mar Racetrack
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