The fiscal crisis at the Del Mar Fairgrounds continues to deepen.
In the last two weeks, fairgrounds officials canceled all entertainment contracts for 2021, including grandstand and midway shows for the annual San Diego County Fair,
and all upcoming equestrian events at the 64-acre Del Mar Horsepark, two miles east of the fairgrounds. People who board their horses there have been told that they will have to find somewhere else to stable their animals after March 31.
The latest developments again call into question the immediate future of the fairgrounds and the long-term viability of horse-racing, equestrian shows, and even the county fair at the state-owned property that has been operating on a bare-bones budget since the pandemic hit.