The combination of trainer Matthew Dale and jockey Nick Heywood will attempt to go one better than last year when they tackle Sunday's $40,000 Parkes Services Club Parkes Cup (1600m) with Toretto ($4 on TAB).

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for May 19.

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Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 JRA Chairman’s Handicap won by Spirit Ridge at Doomben on Saturday.

​​​​​​​Chris Scholtz dissects this year's Doomben Ten Thousand field and finds it hard to oppose the favourite. Plus best bets and selections for all races on the Doomben card.

The Straight Six at Flemington became the target for Maharba after a wide draw and weight forced him out of the Wagga Town Plate.

Boom pacer Extreme Sea will start a hot favourite despite a second row draw in the Regional Championship Final – Metropolitan, feature race at Menangle on Saturday night.

They are racing on the Action Poly track for the first time this season. The surface lived up to expectations when commissioned last year giving every runner their chance. A tidy betting program.   

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A second row draw looks unlikely to stop boom pacer Extreme Sea when he lines up in one three Regional Championship Finals to be held in NSW on Friday and Saturday.

Amidst a bumper season delayed, Clint Lundholm is immensely relieved to be racing again with over 20 nominations at four meetings and has provided a compelling lead by accepting with both Listen To The Band and Macchina Volante for Sunday’s historic TAB Parkes Services Club Parkes Cup.

Racing And Sports form analyst Brenton Le Grand provides his selections for a bumper nine-race card at the Doomben this Saturday, brought to you by tab.com.au

Feature racing heads to Scone with plenty of strong black type events.