Phillip Stokes has welcomed back one of his stable stars to prepare for a Group One mission and is considering giving another up-and-coming three-year-old his first interstate test this weekend.

The stakes-winning Hucklebuck returned to work at Stokes' Adelaide stable on Monday to start preparations for the Australian Guineas at Flemington in March.

Hucklebuck was one of three stakes winners in Melbourne for Stokes during the spring along with fellow three-year-old Eclair Big Bang and the mare Molto Bene.

Lucky Symbol has won his only two starts in Adelaide and is nominated for a race at home on Saturday and also a 1000m three-year-old sprint at Caulfield.

Stokes said the plan was to accept for both races before deciding the best option after barrier draws.

"He's still very raw and I reckon he's a preparation away," Stokes said.

"He's a nice sprinter. I wouldn't say he's in the Eclair Big Bang calibre yet, but he might be a three-year-old stakes horse next year."

Lucky Symbol won his maiden by two lengths at Morphettville last month before a one-length success in a 1000m benchmark race against his own age on November 23 at the same track.

He is among 18 nominations for the Caulfield race which includes the Robbie Laing-trained Lord Of The Sky and the Mark Kavanagh-trained West Africa who won by nine lengths on debut at Kilmore last month.

Stokes said if Lucky Symbol kept on sprinting well he might consider aiming him at a Group Two 1200m sprint race for three-year-olds in Adelaide during the autumn.

That race, known as the Centrebet Classic this year, is also being considered for Caulfield Guineas Prelude winner Eclair Big Bang who will return from his spell after Christmas.

The Group One Goodwood is also a target for Eclair Big Bang.

"He'll be kept to sprinting this time in," Stokes said.

Hucklebuck was impressive winning a Listed race at Caulfield before just failing to chase down Paximadia in the Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington on Derby day.

Stokes has mapped out a preparation for Hucklebuck to run third-up in the Australian Guineas on March 1.