IT'S been a strange week for Mildura Racing Club manager Jarratt Farley.

Usually, at this time of year, he would be preparing for one of the club's biggest race days, the Bet365 Mildura Cup.

But not this year, the Cup has been transferred to Swan Hill because of COVID-19 and, due to social distancing rules and border restrictions between New South Wales and Victoria, he won't be attending.

"It ...