Much to his surprise, Bill Shaner had a race named after him on opening day at Turf Paradise. “I do?" he said. "Well I guess it’s better to have a race named after me than to have my name in an obituary.” Turf Paradise decided to name the fourth race on its 64th annual opening-day card after the 90-year-old Shaner, who has attended every opening day since the North Phoenix horse racing track opened in 1956.