JARRATT Farley stood knee deep in floodwater and watched a carp swim past the winning post at the Sandilong Park track.

He shook his head with a laugh.

In his role as Mildura Racing Club manager, he had grown to expect the unexpected, but the racing carp, well that was something else.

He and the electrician shut off the last of the power and abandoned ship as the waters rose.

A day later, the ...