Oaklawn opens its meet Friday with a Kentucky Derby points race, the $150,000 Smarty Jones, and below please find links to extensive analysis of the race. Forecasters are calling for sunny skies and a high of 45 degrees, according to The Weather Channel. For more meet resources from Daily Racing Form: 

DRF FormFinder link to locate retailers selling print editions of Daily Racing Form: www.drf.com/formfinder

Talking new era at Oaklawn with track president Lou Cella: https://www.drf.com/track-news/top-news/oaklawn-opens-with-adjusted-schedule-higher-purses-456014

Entries file for Friday includes staff selections, comments for every horse on the card, and scratches as available: https://www.drf.com/race-entries/track/OP/country/USA/date/01-25-2019

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen talks trio of starters in Smarty Jones: https://www.drf.com/track-news/top-news/asmussen-loaded-for-smarty-jones-stakes-456037

DRF TV with preview of Smarty Jones: http://video.drf.com/

TimeformUS take on Smarty Jones, from David Aragona: https://www.drf.com/track-news/top-news/timeformus-kentucky-derby-prep-analysis-smarty-jones-stakes-456117

DRF Bets: www.drf.com/bets

Asmussen, a nine-time training champ at Oaklawn, talks division for 2019: https://www.drf.com/track-news/top-news/asmussen-has-tough-act-himself-to-follow-at-oaklawn-455923

M and M Racing on chasing after a second straight owner title at Oaklawn: https://www.drf.com/track-news/top-news/sisks-master-plan-working-to-a-t-456059 

A look ahead to the Saturday stakes feature, the American Beauty: https://www.drf.com/track-news/top-news/vertical-oak-can-keep-momentum-going-in-american-beauty-456123

There will be additional meet-long coverage online at DRF.com, at the Twitter addresses @DRFInsidePost and @DRFRampellini, and on Instagram @MaryRampellini

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