RICK LEE’S selections and analysis.

FIRST POST — 1:05 P.M.

SUNDAY’S RESULTS 5-9 (55.6 percent) MEET 65-199 (32.7 percent) LEE’S LOCK Lionite in the sixth BEST BET Dazzling Gem in the fifth LONG SHOT Hawaakom in the eighth *educated guess

**things to like

***plenty to like

**** confident choice

1 Purse $78,000, 1 mile, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, maiden special weight

**LIL VIE

had to overcome early trouble in a late-running fourth-place sprint tune-up. She is bred to route and was scratched Feb. 11 in favor of this race.

TRIPLE KAPALUA finished third in a key two-turn race opening weekend, and the lightly raced and improving filly keeps Hall of Fame rider Gary Stevens. MISS

DARLEY is adding blinkers after an improved third-place finish, which did earn the field’s fastest Beyer figure.

2 Purse $24,000, 6 furlongs, 4-yearolds and up, claiming $12,500 **ALABAMA TIDE

has been racing competitively at a higher claiming price, and his only previous race at this level produced a victory. SHOOT CRAPS won three of his last six starts in 2017, while earning Beyer figures that make him a major contender for winning connections. KING

OF ANYTHING is winless since 2016, but he is dropping to the lowest claiming price of his career, and one of his better races may prove too much for this group.

3 Purse $25,000, 1 1/16 miles, 4-year-olds and up, starter allowance

**TOASTING MASTER

was a decisive winner just two races back, and he is dropping in class after a solid fourthplace finish on a sloppy track. ROMA

ROAD followed a photo finish loss with a sharp wire-to-wire victory, and he once again appears to be the controlling speed. ALTITO was a four-time winner in 2017, and he finished one position in front of the top selection in their Jan. 27 contest. has trained very well since arriving at Oaklawn in December, and the Calumet Farm home-bred has a trainer-rider team winning at an almost 40 percent clip. WYATT’S TOWN was pressured through fast fractions in a 1-length defeat, and he may have needed the race after a five-month layoff. AUGIE battled for the lead throughout in a sharp second-place finish, and he has been good when able to work out a clean trip.

4 Purse $78,000, 6 furlongs, 3-yearolds, maiden special weight **PROXIMUS 5 Purse $81,000, 1 mile, 4-year-olds and up, allowance ***DAZZLING GEM

has a strong record in allowance races, and he is well spotted after six competitive races in stake company. P C COWBOY is moving up an allowance condition after a dead-heat victory, and he was flattered when the co-winner (Operation Stevie) came back with a clear victory. ROYAL SQUEEZE raced evenly in the King Cotton, but he has been more effective at 1 mile or farther.

6 Purse $78,000, 1 mile, 3-yearolds, maiden special weight LIONITE

**** was running faster as a 2-year-old than today’s rivals have run at three. Connections thought enough of him to run in a Grade I at Keeneland while still a maiden. PRYOR had slight traffic trouble in midstretch when beaten only 1 length in his two-turn debut, and he moves from an outside to inside post position. LEINSTER rallied to third in an unusually fast maiden sprint race, and he is bred to improve at two-turn distances.

7 Purse $79,000, 6 furlongs, fillies, 3-year-olds, allowance optional claiming

***MIZ K

was a runaway maiden-allowance winner at Churchill. The well-bred filly has worked very well at Oaklawn and picks up high percentage rider Gary Stevens. THREE CHORDS was caught in the final strides after carving out fast fractions in her local debut, and she is certainly bred to be a fast filly. SWORN

SILENCE has shown speed and determination in a pair of sprint victories, and red-hot connections add to her appeal.

8 The Razorback Handicap. Grade III. Purse $500,000, 1 1/16 miles, 4-year-olds and up **HAWAAKOM

was a clear second behind Horse of the Year Gun Runner in the 2017 Razorback. He ships from New Orleans on the heels of a third-place stake finish, which he must have needed after a four-month freshening. LEOFRIC is unbeaten in four races at Oaklawn Park, and he may prove good enough to win his first stake. UNTRAPPED is a Grade III winner who has put together three strong races in succession. He drew an inside post and will be adding blinkers for trainer Steve Asmussen.

9 The Southwest. Grade III. Purse $500,000, 1 1/16 miles, 3-yearolds

***MOURINHO

appears to have worked well since a convincing victory in the Smarty Jones, and he proved in the Bob Hope that he can run a strong race without making the early lead. SPORTING CHANCE finished his 2-year-old campaign winning the Grade I Hopeful at Saratoga. The son of Tiznow has worked impressively since arriving at Oaklawn, and trainer Lukas is trying to keep stable momentum after winning the Risen Star on Saturday at Fair Grounds.

COMBATANT finished second as the second betting choice in the Smarty Jones. He is an experienced two-turn runner and benefits from a 7-pound swing in the weights.

10 Purse $79,000, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds, allowance optional claiming ***ZULFIKHAR

is an expensive son of Bodemeister who was heavily bet and did not disappoint in his only race as a juvenile. He has shipped to Oaklawn for team Baffert after a series of impressive works at Santa Anita. NEW YORK CENTRAL was narrowly defeated at odds-on favoritism in his Oaklawn debut, and a well-timed move from rider Ricardo Santana may get the job done. TRANSGRESS won a very fast maiden-sprint on opening weekend, but he faded to fourth as a heavy post-time favorite in his first try around two turns.