THE bet 365 Mildura Cup Carnival is set to jump from the gate this Friday and Saturday and along with the glitz and glamour of the 100th running of the bet 365 Mildura Cup there'll be a local hope among the contenders.

Wentworth-based breeder and trainer Cindy Brander used Mildura Racecourse as her key base of operations and said it takes a lot of time and energy to get a runner ready for the tra...