The Del Mar Fairgrounds is a 370-acre (1.5 km2) 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 and Pat O'Brien with Paramount Studios as corporate sponsor.
The fairgrounds is owned by the State of California and is managed by 22nd District Agricultural Association, a state agency that hosts more than 300 annual events. In 2009 California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger placed the fairgrounds on a list of properties that the state might sell. In October 2010 the city of Del Mar reached preliminary agreement with the state to purchase it for $120 million, and in February 2011 the city said it would govern the fairgrounds under a Public Benefit Trust Indenture if the sale goes through.
Read more about Del Mar Fairgrounds: Racetrack, Arena, Exhibit Facilities
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