The official racing season came to a close on Monday, with the Weir stable completing the campaign with another winning treble at Mildura.

Weir prepared Pharja, Bonus D’Oro and Crafty Devil to claim victory at the season-ending meeting.

Harry Coffey rode all three of those horses to victory.

The 449 winners across Australia sets a new national and Commonwealth mark by a single trainer, surpassing his own record of 347 from season 2015-16.

Weir told The Courier on Monday, before the Mildura meeting had started, that it was an “unbelievable” season and felt the number of winners would be difficult to surpass.

“I would have though it would be hard, but it’s not about beating it, it’s about winning the good races,” Weir said.

The “good races” no doubt include those at group 1 level.

In 2016-17, Weir won eight contests at the elite level, including six in Victoria, one in South Australia and one in Western Australia.

His most successful track was Moonee Valley, where he was triumphant on 37 occasions. Not far behind was his home circuit of Ballarat, where he produced a total of 31 winners.

Dean Yendall was the Weir stable’s most successful jockey with more than 100 wins, while Burning Front proved the most winningest of the horses, crossing the line first in seven races.

Black Heart Bart was the highest earner for the yard, with his four wins netting $1,466,000. The former WA galloper took out the Memsie Stakes, Underwood Stakes, CF Orr Stakes and Futurity Stakes all at group 1 level.

Weir said his success was a result of a lot of good work from people behind the scenes that don’t get much recognition.

To highlight Weir’s dominance this season, the Ballarat horseman finished 170 winners clear of the David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig training partnership.

New South Wales trainers Chris Waller, John O’Shea and Kris Lees rounded out the nation’s top five.

Weir has won a host of state-based titles, including the highly sought-after metropolitan crown.

At the final metro meeting of the season on Saturday, Weir managed a double despite just four races being completed before the day was abandoned due to strong winds.

Throughout the last 12 months, Weir has had more than 2600 starters and won more than $24million in prizemoney.