Binaisse said Flemington had become his least favoured track until Empressive Enuff finally got the monkey off the back with his win.
"Fab Fevola ran a couple of seconds there and I've had a lot of seconds there, when unlucky, that I ended up hating the place. And he was the last one that I thought would be my first Flemington winner," Binaisse said.
Empressive Enuff has been a cause of frustration for Binaisse from the beginning.
There was a stage when Racing Victoria threatened to ban the galloper when he proved difficult to get blood from for pre-race testing.
Even getting race day shoes on the gelding requires sedation for the farrier to do his work.
But Binaisse sees the ability in Empressive Enuff, like he did with Fab Fevola who won six sprint races, and Felicia, who provided the trainer with his solitary Stakes win at Caulfield.
"He's a really tough horse and the only ones I've had like him are Felicia and Fab Fevola," Binaisse said.
"I don't know whether he will get to those heights, but he's still got a lot of improvement. He's still not the rounded product yet. He still does a lot wrong and is still learning, believe that or not as a five-year-old after 14 starts.
"He's a special sort of character. I've had a lot of barrier issues with him. He's just got that many tricks."
