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Received today — 31 October 2026 ⏭ Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald
The camera-shy, the dance movers and footy’s elite: Inside the Birdcage on Derby Day 31 October 2026 at 07:53

The camera-shy, the dance movers and footy’s elite: Inside the Birdcage on Derby Day

Sydney Morning Herald

By: Christine Lacy · Fiona Byrne

31 October 2026 at 07:53

The premier was nowhere to be seen on Derby Day, and his wife refused a photo.

Sydney Morning Herald
Chris Waller and James McDonald dominated Derby Day, but Waller wasn’t even there to enjoy it 31 October 2026 at 09:21

Chris Waller and James McDonald dominated Derby Day, but Waller wasn’t even there to enjoy it

Sydney Morning Herald

By: Roy Ward · Danny Russell · Andrew Wu · Fiona Byrne · Courtney Thompson · Shelby Brooks

31 October 2026 at 09:21

Waller came tantalisingly close to making it a clean sweep of Derby Day’s three group 1 races but, in a sign of the times, was not even at Flemington as star jockey McDonald had another day out.