Repairs for safety concerns are ongoing at Turf Paradise, and the Arizona Department of Racing will have an emergency meeting in two weeks to determine whether the track will be allowed to open Nov. 2, when it is scheduled to begin its meet.

Juan Estrada, assistant director of the Arizona Department of Racing, called the emergency meeting to give time to issue a final recommendation about Turf Paradise’s compliance with federal and state safety requirements, according to a report from Matt Hegarty of Daily Racing Form.

Vincent Francia, general manager of Turf Paradise, told DRF that he expects 12 remaining safety repairs will be completed in time for the meet to begin as scheduled. Those were among about 60 repairs on a list sent to the track in June. The repairs were required to be compliant with Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and Arizona regulations.

Training already has been interrupted in the month before the planned start of the meet. Turf Paradise opened for training Oct. 9, four days later than originally planned, because of a water-line rupture.

Francia told DRF that the water line has been fixed. J. Lloyd Yother, president of the Arizona Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, told DRF that the ongoing repairs are making training more difficult than usual, such as requiring horses to avoid equipment being used to make the repairs.