Hot Stuff! Colonial Downs sets turf course aflame — for safety

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  Nick Hahn / 13 years
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By Nick Hahn From the grandstand, the inner oval at Colonial Downs looks more like Richmond International Raceway than the Secretariat Turf Course.  When standing on it, however, you know you’re not on asphalt. J.D. Thomas, the track superintendent at Colonial Downs, held his 2nd annual Bermuda barbeque last week, torching the dead material on […]