Trainer Lee Freedman (Image: Michael McInally) Lee Freedman admits his return to Australian racing has been more of a challenge than he expected, but he's more than ready to rise to it. The Hall Of Fame trainer celebrated his first winner back in Australia on Wednesday when Safeeya landed the prize at Eagle Farm. Despite his achievements over a sustained period of time in Australia and abroad, the five-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer admits that it hasn't been easy for him to return to the ranks in his homeland and start up again from scratch. "Not as fun as you'd think it is!" Freedman said with a laugh about starting a new stable on the Gold Coast.