The Knights have collected 39 wins this term, three better than their previous season best of 36 set in the 2012-13 season.
They have been busy, lining up 384 starters this season - a point illustrated by the kilometres Geoff Knight is clocking up this week with trips to and from Dunedin and up to Christchurch.
''You've got to have the horsepower,'' he said.
''At the end of the day, we've lined up a lot of horses. A lot of them haven't been top horses, but we've managed to pick up a race or two with them here or there.
''You've got to have that quality to get 39 wins and, hopefully, we can surpass that by the end of the season.''
Naturally, the figure of 40 wins is now firmly in the Knights' sights, particularly with runners at Addington and Forbury Park this week.
''You can never say you will, but we think we should be able to surpass the 40 with a bit of luck,'' he said.
''We've probably lined up more horses and we've probably had more horses in work than before.''
Knight admitted a hankering for one title which now looks all but secure, with the Knights six wins ahead of Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson for local bragging rights.
''We've never won the Otago trainers' premiership. We've gone close a couple of times with Phil, but we've got six on him at the moment,'' he said.
''With no bad luck and a little bit of good luck, we're hoping that we can do it this year but it's never over until the fat lady sings.''
Al Raza (five wins, $51,556) was the obvious stable star, appearing in the Harness Jewels and winning the Oamaru Cup and Southern Country Cups final, but Knight also singled out a newcomer this season for extra praise.
''Onedin Onyx did a super job - he won four - and he's a very nice horse who we think will be a good country cups horse next year.''
Knight said his wife, Jude, and stable worker Genevieve ''Minnie'' Crawford deserved many of the plaudits, particularly with problem horses.
''We're very proud of the work Jude and Minnie have done with Duchesse De L'Amour because she was basically a throwaway horse who is now very competitive,'' he said.
Knight said Crawford, who recently gained her trials licence as a driver, had a ''gift'' with horses.
''She adds another dimension to our training.''
