The board of directors that oversees the Del Mar Fairgrounds will meet next month to consider options to resume equestrian activities at Del Mar Horsepark in 2022, fairgrounds officials announced ahead of the board’s May 11 meeting.
Construction required before Del Mar Horse Park equestrian activities resume
Groom Raul Aguilar rakes in front of the stables of six horses on the backstretch at the Del Mar race track in 2019.
(Union-Tribune)
DEL MAR
Waste management measures that could cost up to $4 million must be underway before equestrian activities can resume the Del Mar Horse Park, officials said this week.
The 22nd District Agricultural Association, which runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds and the horse park two miles to the east, announced in December it would indefinitely suspend all activities at the equestrian center this year such as horse shows, boarding, riding lessons and dressage competition because of the requirements.
DEL MAR
Waste management measures that could cost up to $4 million must be underway before equestrian activities can resume the Del Mar Horse Park, officials said his week.
The 22nd District Agricultural Association, which runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds and the horse park two miles to the east, announced in December it would indefinitely suspend all activities at the equestrian center this year such as horse shows, boarding, riding lessons and dressage competition because of the requirements.
Some activities were moved from the horse park to the fairgrounds, but many could not go there because of scheduling conflicts and the limited facilities available at the fairgrounds. Meanwhile, the 22nd DAA is planning the wastewater work and looking for ways to pay for it.
Local residents enlist water engineering consultant to evaluate Del Mar Horsepark
The Del Mar fair board is considering contracting with someone to run the Del Mar Horsepark, a 64-acre equestrian facility about three miles east of the fairgrounds.
(San Diego Union-Tribune)
Feb. 16, 2021 12:58 PM PT
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As the Del Mar Fairgrounds considers its options for Del Mar Horsepark, which closed this year due to water remediation issues that could have caused litigation, a few residents have launched an independent effort to better assess the costs to reopen.
Fairgrounds staff reported to board members who oversee the state-owned venue that the costs of resolving the water remediation issues are not yet known. During a Feb. 9 meeting, board members speculated that it would be a minimum of $3 million, but possibly up to $8 million or more. The board also decided at the meeting to consider turning Del Mar Horsepark over to an independent contractor who would reopen and operate D
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The Del Mar fair board said it will consider contracting with an independent operator to reopen the 64-acre horse park that closed this year because of groundwater issues.
The 22nd District Agricultural Association, which operates the state-owned Del Mar Fairgrounds and the horse park, cancelled all contracts for horse shows, boarding and equestrian activities at the horse park this year because the district needs to make water quality improvements expected to cost from $3 million to $8 million.
The district’s board of directors, also called the fair board, said at its monthly meeting last week that hiring an independent operator could be a way to reopen the horse park, but it asked staffers for more details about the work that’s needed before seeking bids on a contract.