The Turf Paradise stable area is open for essential personnel during the month of April to care for the remaining horses stabled at the facility.
“The challenging times we live in now call upon us to take responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of the horses as they leave Turf and head toward to other race tracks or to time off from racing. We will help in whatever way we can to make this transition as anxiety free as possible. To end on a positive note: We will race again at Turf Paradise. So let’s all look forward to another opening day.”
Sincerely, Vince Francia
Posted April 6th, 2020
The Arizona Breeders’ Awards Banquet, originally scheduled for April 17, has been postponed due to Coronavirus concerns. 2019 ARIZONA-BRED CHAMPIONS 2019 CHAMPION ARIZONA-BRED TWO YEAR OLD FILLY & 2018 ATBA SALE ARIZONA-BRED LEADING FILLY EARNER ARIZONA SUN O-RANDY HOWG T-ROBERTINO DIODORO B-FLEMING THOROUGHBRED FARM, LLC 2019 CHAMPION ARIZONA-BRED TWO YEAR OLD COLT/GELDING & 2018 ATBA […]
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Posted April 6th, 2020
Breeders should have received their first check through Nov. 30. Now is the time to start thinking about breeding your mares. Arizona stallion owners, Stallion Awards are coming back. If you have a stallion to nominate, the deadline is March 1, 2020. Nominators of stallions are entitled to awards, whenever any of your stallion’s certified […]
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Posted February 27th, 2020
While the margin of victory was just a neck over fast-closing Beat the Heat, Fortified Effort got home first in the $52,368 ATBA Fall Sales Stakes Colts and Geldings division at Turf Paradise on Dec. 28, rewarding his backers who had bet him down to 1-20 in the four-horse field. Leading from the start, the […]
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Posted January 3rd, 2020
Arizona-bred youngsters swept the Lost in the Fog Juvenile and Arizona Juvenile Fillies Stakes, run Dec. 28 at Turf Paradise. Avenging a loss to Annie’s Boy in the colts and geldings division of the Arizona Breeders’ Futurity earlier in the month, Arizona Jeremy reeled in the pacesetting Annie’s Boy to draw off by two lengths, […]
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Posted January 3rd, 2020
Victory by Iron Bell at Turf Paradise on Nov. 17 marked the 1000th career win for trainer Jonathan Nance. As of Nov. 22, Equibase shows Nance with 5,222 lifetime starts and a record of 1,000-867-762 and earnings of $5,862,544. His highest-earning runner to date is McKenzie Honey, winner of the ATBA Spring Sales Stakes and […]
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Posted November 22nd, 2019
The 2019 ATBA Fall Yearling and Mixed Sale will be held Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at Horseshoe Park Equestrian Centre. The sale begins at 2pm. Horseshoe Park Equestrian Centre 20464 East Riggs Road Queen Creek AZ 85142
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Posted November 6th, 2019
Services for Yvonne Kunz will be held at 11 am on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building at 325 W. Coral Gables Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85023. In 1992, Mrs. Kunz was made Editor of the Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders Association (ATBA) magazine and then became the Executive Director […]
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Posted October 7th, 2019