Orange started the last meeting of his epic season with a hat-trick in the first three races, before scoring two more victories to dominate the eight-race card.
Forbury Park trotter Its Alf got Orange off to a perfect start when he added to his family's excellent racetrack record in yesterday's opener.
The Darryn Simpson-trained trotter followed in the footsteps of his full brothers Its Oscar and Its Elvis to take their dam, Pleasant Whiz's, record to three starters for three winners.
Like his brothers, Its Alf has taken time to show his best.
"He has taken a bit longer than the others, but he is going to be all right one day," Simpson said.
Yesterday's win came just days before the Sundon trotter is to turn 6.
Though it has taken an age for Its Alf to make the races, his progress recently has been fast.
The trotter had just one trial before having two starts at Forbury Park, where he made mistakes.
Those races gave Its Alf the experience he needed before putting in a faultless display yesterday, Simpson said.
The trainer's involvement with the progeny of Pleasant Whiz came after he and fellow trainer Denis O'Connell struck a deal.
"Denis and I have done a few deals - I have leased a few horses off him and we have been in shares with a few together.
"We ended up going in partnership with all of the foals out of the mother."
The now 20yr-old Pleasant Whiz has left six foals and they are all by former star trotting sire Sundon.
Simpson is also working on the next horse from the mare's trotting production line.
"I have got a rising 2yr-old filly.
"She is quite a nice wee filly; she is a lot like Its Alf."
The Simpson and Orange combination bookended the Oamaru card when Pete's Dash won race 8.
The victory meant Orange, fittingly, took out the final race of the season he dominated in the sulky.
The win took his tally to 218 wins, 14 short of the national record he set last season.
Though his number of wins was down, Orange was arguably in better form than he was last term.
He competed in about 250 fewer races than in the previous season and won about $400,000 more in stakes.
Orange helped trainer Michael House end his brilliant season on a winning note.
House and Orange combined to win race 5 with Matthew Eyre.
The victory took House to 98 wins for the term.
That tally eclipsed his previous best total of 57 wins, reached last season.
Orange also scored wins with Distinguished Taste in race 2 for trainer Ken Barron and Champers in race 3 for trainer Regan Todd.
The All Stars stable combination of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen were confirmed as the national trainers premiership winners yesterday with their 115 wins.
John Morrison took out the junior drivers premiership with 63 wins.
Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman were the leading thoroughbred trainers with 112 victories.
Lisa Allpress was leading jockey with 113 wins and Ryan Elliot was leading apprentice rider with 63 wins.
