The gelding's career spanned 5-1/2 years but he had only 35 starts for his 13 wins, four placings and $514,525 in stakemoney.

His wins included the 2016 Newmarket Handicap at Mowbray, two races at Flemington, two races at Caulfield and the Echuca Cup.

In many periods, he could have laid claim to being Tasmania's best horse, but he had the misfortune to race around the same time as The Cleaner, Hellova Street, Eastender and Mystic Journey.

Trained by Christine Crook and Imogen Miller, Tshahitsi won on all Tasmanian tracks and was successful three times at listed level.

Brendon McCoull rode him to 10 of his 13 wins including four in Victoria but missed the Newmarket when the gelding had only 54kg and was ridden by Damian Thornton.

"He was a very good horse in a good era," McCoull said.

"He had a lot of issues and it got to the stage where he could only race two or three times a year and after 50 per cent of those runs he'd pull up not so good.

"It was the same after his last run (at Flemington on September 12).

"He pulled up poorly and we knew he wasn't right even if the vets couldn't find anything. Afterwards, he was as good as gold."

McCoull said Tshahitsi still had the will to race which, in itself, could be a problem if there was a hidden issue.

"At his age we would have hated to see something happen to him," the jockey said.

"So, he's home now, he's happy and he'll enjoy a good retirement."

Mystic Journey has firmed to $4.00 with tab.com.au for Saturday's $1 million Empire Rose at Flemington.

She just shades 1000 Guineas winner Odeum ($4.50) for favouritism and there are no other runners under double-figure odds.

Since it became a group 1 race in 2004, seven of the 16 Empire Rose winners have been outright favourite.

They include Divine Madonna in 2007, Typhoon Tracy in 2009 and Melody Belle last year.

Mystic Journey hasn't raced since winning the group 2 Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley on Septemebr 25.

Trainer Adam Trinder was happy with her track gallop between races at Mowbray a fortnight ago and she had another serious gallop at Spreyton last Tuesday.

Latrobe reinsman Gareth Rattray had a memorable weekend - in more ways than one.

On Saturday, Rattray and partner Melissa Maine welcomed a new family addition (a son) and the following day he drove five winners for the third time in his career.

Rattray's quintet included the $50,000 Dandy Patch on Agouda Ruler and $50,000 Evicus Stakes on Melnrowley.

He also scored on Baccarat, Bettabrown Tiger and Karalta Dazzler and went within a head of a career-best sixth win when runner-up on My Celebrity.

Ben Yole provided two of Rattray's winners and also won another two races with horses driven by Troy McDonald.

The Hillier family has a habit of finding good horses in New Zealand and Hobart winner Racketeers Boy looks another.

Raced, trained and driven by Troy Hillier, the five-year-old scored by 10m at his Tasmanian debut after coming off the second row and making a mid-race move to the death.

The last 800m was run in 56.8 seconds.

Although it was only a Rating 57-63 race, Hillier is planning to send Racketeers Boy straight to open company.

"The way he worked through the week I actually picked out out the Danbury Park Cup in a couple of weeks," the trainer said.

"Even though he's not that grade, I thought he worked that good he's nearly up to them.

"He's had a couple of stands in New Zealand and went away good."

Rising star Wynburn Sheean will carry high expectations into Tuesday's George & Eileen Johnston Puppy Championship final in Devonport.

The Ben Englund-trained dog was clearly the fastest heat winner in 25.30, with Quick Joey Small recording 25.61 and Langley Roo 25.94.

Englund also trains Langley Roo and has a third finalist in Wynburn Express while Longford trainer David Crosswell has four runners in Quick Joey Small, Highland Wonder, Highland Chief and Vintage Fame.

The only 'outsider' threatening to spoil the party is Ted Medhurst with Parkour.

Although Parkour was beaten 6-1/4 lengths by Wynburn Sheean in his heat, Medhurst's dogs have a habit of bobbing up in finals.

All going well, Wynburn Sheean is likely to progress to the heats of the $25,000 Devonport Chase in three weeks.

There will be plenty of thoroughbred action this week in addition to the eight-race meeting at Mowbray on Wednesday night.

Four barrier trials are scheduled for Longford on Tuesday morning and another set, including the first two-year-old trials for the season, will be held at Mowbray on Thursday morning.

Already 24 two-year-olds have been nominated and entries don't close until 9am Wednesday.

The first two-year-old race of the season will be at Elwick on November 15 over 800m.

The race was originally listed for Mowbray on November 18 but Tasracing has advised that the jockeys are not prepared to ride over 800m at that track.

It will be followed by a set-weights race over 1000m, also at Elwick, on November 29.

Wednesday night's meeting starts at 6.20pm.