Barron has racked up 49 training wins, easily his best since his 46 wins in his debut season as a sole trainer in 2004-2005, while it's simply a matter of time before Orange brings up 100 for this term.
"I was always going to be a little bit nervous about how the year would go without being associated with Mark [Purdon] and Nat [Rasmussen] and not being involved with their ones anymore," Orange said. "But I couldn't have wished for a better year with the way it has gone, really.
"We've got a good working relationship and we've had a good bunch of horses, which is the main thing."
Orange's main focus at Alexandra Park tonight is Saveapatrol, who resumed with a seventh in the Winter Cup last week.
Saveapatrol went to contest for the lead with 1500m to go, but was held out by Vice Consul.
However, Orange squeezed Saveapatrol down into the trail, only for Vice Consul to hand up to stablemate Darcee, putting Saveapatrol three back on the markers.
Regardless of the run, Orange wasn't entirely satisfied with the way the gelding finished off his race.
"He got pulling quite hard when he got back on the fence and he did get hanging a bit, but I probably would have liked him to have found the line just a little bit better," Orange said.
"But I guess with how hard he pulled, you can take that into account. It was always going to be hard for him with his first run in 14 months, so you would expect to see a better horse this week, anyway."
Kowhai Monarch (R10) is yet to trouble the judge in three starts, although an early check from a rival left her with no hope last week.
"As long as she can trot away, she's got to be hard to beat. She's got enough to win a maiden race but it's just getting into problems early which isn't helping."
I Got Rhythm (R8) is a place chance if she improves from a fresh-up fifth last week, while Orange has his first drive on Whitney (R6) in a tough mobile trot field that includes One Over Da Moon.
Orange also drives Go Fella Go (R5) for the first time, though the Andrew Stuart-trained 3-year-old has barely put a hoof wrong, winning at Waterlea two weeks ago at his third start.
Winners at the Park
Best bet: Concorde (Race 2, No 8). Might need jets to overcome wide draw, but other than that, this race is within his range.
Each-way: Scarrymcleary (Race 6, No 1). Still figuring it all out, but the draw suggests he's the major threat to One Over Da Moon.
Roughie: With A Vengeance (Race 3, No 9). In a race that screams "upset", maybe this consistent pacer could be the one with the right passage.
