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Originally Posted by Inner Dirt
Isn't 33,000 make for a pretty crowded place? I used to go to Del Mar frequently between 1979-1995 and remember it to be a pretty small venue.
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Originally Posted by dilanesp
The pre-1992 grandstand never saw 33k. But the current plant holds 45k easily.
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I just did some digging and I was there last Saturday August 10, 1996 an article in the Washington Post said the crowd was 35,000 and it was packed solid, so something must have expanded since then. That was the Pacific Classic where Cigar's winning streak was snapped.