Rick Lee’s Oaklawn selections and analysis
FIRST POST — 1 P.M.
LEE’S LOCK Sea to Success in the sixth BEST BET Lucky Every Day in the fifth LONG SHOT Hit the Ticket in the eighth SUNDAY’S RESULTS 3-10 (30%) MEET 99-294 (33.7%)
CONFIDENCE RATINGS
**** confident choice ***plenty to like **things to like *educated guess
1 Purse $29,500, 1 1/16 miles, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up who have never won two races, claiming $20,000 BLACK KAT TAPS**
raced competitively at a higher class level this season at Fair Grounds, and she is working well for new and winning trainer Tom Amoss. ENCANTA has not raced in 18 months. She is taking a significant drop for a winning stable, and she is likely to be a pacesetter. AREEMAA defeated bottom level maiden-claimers by 10 lengths, and she is spotted well in a conditioned-claimer.
2 Purse $27,000, 6 furlongs, 3-yearolds and up, Arkansas-bred, maiden claiming $12,500 REDIVIVUS**
was compromised by a wide trip in a deceptive fourth-place debut. He received a confidence boost when the runner-up (Rolling Fork) came back with a decisive maiden win. CATS
GOTTA CHANCE broke slowly in an even effort when making his debut, but he lands in a much weaker field. He is also treated with Lasix for the first time. PRIVATE TRUTH had to overcome a slow start in a late-running sixth-place debut. He is dropping in price and has a license to show marked improvement.
3 Purse $28,000, 1 mile, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, claiming $10,000 WISH YOU WERE MINE**
is a six-race winner who is dropping to the lowest price of her career. She has landed in a field she can take wire to wire. KALALOU appears to be training well at Houston for her return, and she has finished no worse than second in six races on a wet track. GLAMORIZED earned competitive Beyer figures while competing at a higher level last season at Oaklawn, and she is showing improved works since a dull first race at the meeting.
4 Purse $27,000, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Arkansas-bred, maiden claiming $10,000 EPWORTH**
was bet down in her debut after a swift wet-track gate drill, but she raced evenly over a fast track. Expect improvement with the experience and likelihood of a wet surface. ANGEL ARKIE is taking a slight drop after a one-paced sixth-place debut. HADLEYS HERO finished seventh in her debut, but she did make a nice middle-move while racing wide on the turn.
5 Purse $29,500, 6 furlongs, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up who have never won two races, Arkansas-bred, claiming $20,000 LUCKY EVERY DAY
**** led past every pole but the last one in a sharp 2021 debut, and she is dropping into a state-bred race for new trainer Robertino Diodoro. She was scratched Sunday in favor of this race. LOUEMMA tracked the early leaders before slowly going by in a determined career debut victory, and she has once again drawn a favorable post.
LIL TATER is dropping from an open to a state-bred race. She is a consistent finisher in a field with plenty of early speed.
6 Purse $40,000, 6 furlongs, 3-yearolds, starter optional claiming SEA TO SUCCESS
**** contested a rapid early pace before steadily drawing off in a decisive debut victory, and a swift subsequent breeze has him ready to repeat.
WAYAKIN was treated with Lasix for the first time and responded with a front-running maiden win. His proven wet-track ability may provide an edge. EASTSIDE
COOL continues up the class ladder after consecutive wins, and his ability to rate and finish bodes well in this field.
7 Purse $105,000, 1 1/16 miles, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Allowance Optional Claiming AUCTION FEVER**
has finished well in consecutive third-place allowance finishes, and she drew into a field with several front-runners. She does her best running on wet tracks. BRITTLE AND YOO is a front-running sprinter in good form, and she is bred to carry her speed this far.
MATERA broke her maiden around two turns at Santa Anita. She has good early speed, and she races for high-percentage trainer Brad Cox for the first time.
8 Purse $105,000, 1 9/16 miles, 4-year-olds and up, allowance optional claiming HIT THE TICKET**
has won three of his last four races since having blinkers removed, and he has earned competitive Beyer figures. He figures near the early lead. EXCESSION was narrowly defeated over a wet track in the 2020 Grade II Rebel at Oaklawn, and he is making the third start of his current form cycle. JUMPER is a turf winner at this marathon distance, and he finished strong in a second-place tune-up.
9 Purse $27,500, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds and up who have never won two races, claiming $12,500 LIFE ON THE ROAD**
raced competitively at a higher class level last season at Oaklawn, and he was claimed back by trainer Steve Asmussen at Fair Grounds. CONQUISTADOR SHOW followed a two-turn maiden win with a second-place finish at this condition, and he drew an improved post position. ITS MY BAG BABY has finished in the money in two of three sprint races at the meeting, and he has proven route ability.