Lang said he would like to see them reintroduced in Victoria where there have been no standing starts for pacers since the start of the 2017-18 season.

"I believe there is still a place for them, especially at this level where you are dealing with readymade racehorses," the trainer-driver said.

Harness Racing Victoria made its contentious decision to scrap stands after an extensive review of the format from both a wagering and an image perspective.

"On both counts, the board has viewed standing start races as harmful to the viability of the industry," chief executive John Anderson said at the time.

Prominent media commentator Adam Hamilton supported the decision, saying "standing starts have served the sport well through history but have passed their use-by date."

There's been no suggestion, not in public anyway, that Tasracing has ever considered following suit.

Opinions will always be divided but standing starts still have a strong body of support among diehard harness racing followers.

Punters know the risks involved when they bet on stands.

So the only real problem is their potential to seriously delay the start of races which can lead to them being 'flicked' by Sky Channel.

But plenty of mobile races run late as well, as was the case on Saturday night for some reason.

Although Franco Tristan was Lang's fifth Easter Cup winner, it was the first time he's won it from a standing start.

Franco Tiger, Northern Brewer, Here Comes David and Jonells Son all won when it was a mobile free-for-all.

The night racing season comes to an end with the Anzac Day eve twilight program at Mowbray.

The only remaining Launceston meetings on May 5 and May 19 are on Sunday afternoon.

All other thoroughbred racing will be at Spreyton until the new night season begins in October.

The Anzac meeting starts at 5.07pm and will be all over by 8.45pm.

Feature race is the $50,000 3YO Autumn Classic where the unbeaten Gee Gee True Story takes on three other last-start winners, Alinjer, Jeremiah and Mountain Music.

In-form sprinter Blaze Forth steps up to 1400m in the $30,000 Autumn Handicap where he faces a formidable task with 62.5kg in a non-claiming race.

Raquel Clark, who has ridden nine winners in SA in the past week, will ride at the meeting which will include a commemorative Anzac service in the mounting yard between races.