Jockey Shane Newling and trainer Dave Casey have built up an imposing record together over the years and the pair stole the show at Derby last Saturday when they combined to win the last three races on the programme including the two feature races, the West Kimberley Fuels Sprint and the Swan Brewery Derby Cup.

But the day really belonged to Newling who was in outstanding form with five rides for the grand total of four wins and a second. He won the leading jockey award over the two days of the carnival while Casey easily took out the leading trainer award.

Casey was successful in the Derby Cup for the second successive year having won the race last season with the old-timer Call Me Henry. This year it was Run Bon Run's turn to greet the judge and he did it in style to win easily from Magicalmysterytour and Hooks Reason in the $18,000 event.

Run Bon Run had won at his two previous starts in Broome and Derby and though racing over 1800 metres for the first time had no trouble running out the extra distance and Casey must now have thoughts of aiming him for the $70,000 Broome Cup on August 8.

The $13,000 Derby Sprint attracted only six starters and it was the Casey trained Mythalo who reigned supreme over the 1150 metres. The eight-year-old was having his fourth start in as many weeks and made light of his 60kg to swamp the leaders in the last 50 metres to win by a half-length from deadheaters Town Player and McDaniel. It was his 11th win from 57 starts and took his stakeearning to almost $135,000.

Casey's third winner came in the final race, the Buckley Earth Works Handicap , when Nullagine absolutely blew the opposition away with a dazzling display over the 1500 metres.A week earlier in Broome, Nullagine had finished fourth at his first start in the north but on Saturday he virtually "grew another leg" to lead all the way and space his rivals to win by eight lengths from Mogfa and Cash Can.

Jane Hossell led in her first winner of the season when Saltwater Cowboy scored in a thrilling finish to the opening race, the A.J. Twaddle Handicap. A maiden going into the race, Saltwater Cowboy was sent straight to the lead by apprentice Yannick Valenti and just lasted to win by a nose from the fast finishing Spirit Catcher with Friar Mak a distant third.

Pesca Albero also broke his duck when he was successful in the Pacific Transport Maiden to give trainer Kayla Tognela her first win of the season. The well bred four-year-old had to be hard ridden by Peter Farrell before winning in a three-way photo from Uncle Billy and Kayley Knows.

Red Panther, the first of Newling's four winners, won his second race in a fortnight on the Derby circuit with a strong performance in the Peter Moore Memorial Handicap. He finished full of running to beat the speedy Charming Manners and Bangadang Jack over the 1150 metres.

It was a fitting result with Red Panther part-owned and trained by the late Peter Moore's brother, Kelvin. Peter was a stalwart of the West Kimberley Turf Club and was the club's starter until his untimely passing in March and it was an emotional presentation ceremony with his father, Brian , and mother, Carmel, presenting the trophy to their son Kelvin.

Kelvin Moor'es wife, Joanne, the club president, was over the moon with the day's racing. It was a record cup day crowd, the tote turnover was a record $63,500 and bookmakers holdings were also up on previous years. All in all, a great day's racing thoroughly enjoyed by all those on course.