Williamson prepared 35 winners from his Ryal Bush stables and drove 78 winners to set new marks in both training and driving for a Southland-based horseman last season.
Premierships in either discipline were not on the cards at the start of the season. In fact, Williamson did not have much on his list of goals at all.
''Not really, just to do well. I thought I had a pretty good team building up and it proved to be that way,'' Williamson said.
''As the season went on, I thought to myself perhaps it was achievable to break Clark Barron's all-standing record for a Southland driver - that was sort of the main goal.
''But to break the training record in the same season as well - that was a bit of an afterthought - but that worked out, as well.''
Williamson had several horses win multiple races for him last season and one of them was Bet's Best, who is set to get her form line back on track at Ascot Park tomorrow.
The daughter of Sundon provided Williamson and fellow owner the Bluff Bowling Club syndicate with six wins last season, before she broke at Addington on July 26 when leading, and finished seventh.
''She was travelling really good but she jumped out of her gear.
''I can't really attribute that to too much. It was just when that horse came off her back, she went to kick up a gear and lost her balance.
''I think she would have definitely been first or second if she hadn't galloped.''
The 6yr-old mare's preparation for her assignment tomorrow included a run at the Ascot Park workouts last weekend.
She last started at the Invercargill track in early December, and her 10 subsequent starts were all on tracks larger than the 1000m Ascot Park circuit. She starts off a 40m handicap, with her main danger, Top Notch Lavros, starting off 20m.
''I took her there mainly to make sure she would trot around the track.
''I'm quietly confident she'll do things right, and if she does, she'll be hard to beat.''
Wattie's Sweetheart (race seven) could be heading to the broodmare paddock soon if she continues to struggle to finish off her races.
''I'd like to think she is way better than what she's been going,'' he said.
''She's had a lot of wee issues and I think it's keeping her back at this stage.
''I think she'll be a broodmare probably before too long.
''But she's probably still a good each-way chance in that race.''
Jaccka Wilco is back racing after his first campaign yielded two fourths.
The 5yr-old had a hairline fracture to a pastern that kept him out since in December, and Williamson said the gelding would be better for the run.
Williamson's drives for other stables include Jackson Jones (race 2) and Jakadi (race 6) for West Melton trainer Graham Court, while Easybet is a strong chance in a 1-2 win fillies and mares 2200m.
