Turf Paradise

Turf Paradise is a thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack located at 19th Avenue and Bell Road, in the Deer Valley section of Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1956.

Turf Paradise is typically open for racing from early November through April. It hosts the Turf Paradise Derby for three-year-olds in February, a prep race for the Kentucky Derby (although the race does not offer any qualifying points).

Turf Paradise is owned by local entrepreneur Jerry Simms, along with several partners. As of 2025 it is operated by real estate businessman Gary Hartunian, who entered into a leasing agreement with Simms. The track had faced redevelopment after a real estate company entered into a purchase agreement in April 2023, which later fell through.

Opened

January 7, 1956

Owner

Jerry Simms

From Wikipedia: Turf Paradise Race Course, CC BY-SA 4.0; the opening of the article, quoted as written.