The Scripps Del Mar Fairgrounds Vaccination Super Station, located at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., will provide drive-through and walk-through services on an appointment-only basis to anyone eligible to receive a shot under county guidelines.
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Water quality improvements will take longer and cost more than expected at the Del Mar Horsepark, a 65-acre equestrian facility two miles east of the fairgrounds, officials said last week.
The 22nd District Agricultural Association, which operates the Del Mar Fairgrounds and the separate horse park, announced in December they would suspend all equestrian shows, boarding and other activities at the horse park until the work can be done.
“We originally believed we would be spending $3 million to comply,” said Richard Valdez, president of the 22nd DAA board of directors, also known as the Del Mar fair board. However, similar situations at equestrian facilities in Orange County and the threat of lawsuits by environmental nonprofits such as San Diego Coastkeeper indicate the work needed could cost as much as $8 million.
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.