Last year, he had none.
But this year, the Canterbury reinsman is still wondering what has happened over the past 10 months as he steered home two group 1 winners at Ashburton on Saturday - including one of the most dominant 3yr-old male pacers in recent years.
Williams (25) first drove Have Faith In Me on his season debut at Forbury Park in October, where the 3yr-old gelding provided the run of the race in a sires' stakes heat.
Since then, the duo have teamed up for seven wins, including the sires' stakes final, the Great Northern Derby, the New Zealand Derby and now the Harness Jewels 3yr-old Emerald - all at group 1 level.
Total stakes? A cool $544,729. Not bad for a pacer who is still learning.
''He's getting a bit of ringcraft now and he's learning to understand what he's out there for,'' Williams said.
Williams took cover with Have Faith In Me shortly after the start of the group 1 mile, and made the most of the trail to win by of a length over stablemates Hug The Wind and Follow The Stars.
''He drives me half the time - he's a pleasure to drive the way he covers the ground. For a small horse, he's got quite a big stride.''
Williams' decision to accept Mark Purdon's offer in July of a driving position with the All Stars Stable is looking like the best decision he ever made.
''I can't thank them enough - and the Dunfords [owners of Have Faith In Me]. They've been great and they've stuck by me. When I first drove him, they probably never knew who I was so that's a credit to them. It's changed my life.''
Williams bookended the day after Dream About Me was far too good against her juvenile rivals in the 2yr-old Diamond.
Williams said his filly was simply a cut above the rest.
''I've been here a few times but I've never been able to just lob one round to the death,'' he said.
''She didn't burn, she just worked there which was good.''
The Purdon-Rasmussen training team ended up with five wins in total, with Lazarus providing a Mosgiel resident with his first group 1 (prestige) breeding credit.
The 2yr-old colt was bred by Mosgiel pharmacist Gavin Chin in conjunction with Brian West of Studholme Bloodstock.
Lazarus had already shown he had class to burn with a sales series win in early May, but the group 1 success on Saturday was Chin's best moment of his breeding car-eer.
''It's my first group 1 so you can't get any better than that - it's just amazing,'' he said.
''It's every breeders' dream to win a group 1 - and the time [1.52.9]! Unbelievable.''
Chin bought Bethany, the dam of Lazarus, as a 3yr-old filly from Stuart Valentine of Mid Canterbury.
''I looked her up and she was so well bred - a Christian Cullen mare over a Soky's Atom mare [Spirit Of Beth].''
Chin sorted a deal with West, with the pair breeding for a 3yr-old lease, but after two seasons struggling to get Bethany in foal, he is breeding from the mare by himself. The 7yr-old mare is now in foal to Art Major.
