Cummings is likely to be represented by Colette in the $150,000 Tasmanian Oaks, a race he was expected to win last year with hot favourite Rock Dove.

However, Rock Dove, after easily winning the Strutt Stakes in Hobart, could finish only third behind local fillies Shady Hustle and Our Long Sali.

Colette was a six-length winner over 1885m at Newcastle last start and is held in high regard by Cummings, having been nominated for both the Australian Derby and Australian Oaks in April.

She is also entered for a race at Caulfield on Saturday but the stable has been chasing a local rider for Mowbray, suggesting she will come here.

The 14 entries for the Oaks include 10 interstate fillies, with David Hayes, Leon Corstens and Ciaron Maher each nominating two.

However the key runners will again be the local guns Still A Star and Mystical Pursuit who finished a long way ahead of their four interstate rivals in the Strutt Stakes nine days ago.

Craig Newitt has been granted a stay of proceedings on a two-meeting suspension incurred last week.

Assuming his appeal isn't heard in the meantime, which is highly unlikely, the stay will enable him to ride Free Of Debt in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday and be available for Oaks Day and Cup Day at Mowbray.

The Carrick Park Pacing Club, fresh from another successful cup meeting, has had funding approved for a major stable upgrade at the track.

Chairman Leigh Dornauf said Tasracing would be contributing $60,000 and the club $20,000 towards replacing between 50 and 60 stables, with work expected to start in a couple of weeks.

Dornauf said the club had already used its own funds to built 14 new stables.

Part of a government grant to country clubs announced last year would be used to renew the betting area and set-up a marquee area for patrons.

Odds-on favourite Caishen led virtually all the way to easily win the $40,000-to-the-winner Launceston Cup at Mowbray on Monday night.

Prepared by leading Victorian trainer Anthony Azzopardi, Caishen began well from box 8 and quickly worked past Outlaw Teddy (box 4) to take up the running.

He was never threatened from then on, scoring by 4-1/2 lengths from Twisted Reality with Connected a half length away third in a time of 29.76.

Race sponsor Ladbrokes bet $6 about Caishen, a group 1 placegetter, for several days before the heats. He started at $1.70 and paid less on all three totes.

Due to the late start time of the race, no further details were available at press deadline.