Much to the delight of the many Big Blue Nation members in the Saturday crowd, BIG BLUE MAGIC ($3.80) finally wore down front-running LA FEE VERTE to take the 1st of 11 races. Javier Castellano was aboard for trainer Brad Cox, who is in Arkansas today for the big Oaklawn Park finale. Full result: 3-6-1-5.

The Equibase crew is starting off with a "wet-fast" rating for this sealed main track. The rain hasn't been too hard yet, so we're holding sway on the turf races remaining ON, although that's subject to change.