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Arizona Commission Renews Turf Paradise License

ARIZONA – As reported by the Thoroughbred Times: "The Arizona Racing Commission unanimously renewed T. P. Racing's license so that it can operate races and simulcasting at Turf Paradise in Phoenix through May 2006.

"As a part of the seven-month renewal process, the commission closely examined the majority shareholder of T. P. Racing, Jerry Simms, who purchased the track in 2000 for $53-million. Controversy has surrounded Simms's business and political dealings from the 1980s, but he has been licensed twice in Arizona…"

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