York, the Ebor and the road to Melbourne! This week on Running Loose, we look back at York and the Ebor Festival, talk favourite racing memories and ask whether the Ebor really is one of the best stepping stones towards the Melbourne Cup.

There’s a personal trip down memory lane with Purple Moon, the Cesca's remarkable horse who went from jumping to becoming a Melbourne Cup star, plus plenty of chat about why York has such a special place in racing.

We also get stuck into your questions — including whether dating jockeys really is a terrible idea 😂 — and discuss the latest developments at the Racecourse Association (RCA) and what they could mean for British horse racing.

Then it’s on to National Racehorse Week, with a look at how racing fans can get behind the scenes at training yards, studs and rehabilitation centres. And with the St Leger at Doncaster coming up, we discuss the end of summer, the final Classic of the season, Doncaster’s racing and nightlife, fish and chips…

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00:00 Intro

02:19 Are You a Better Guest or Host?

09:17 Why York Means So Much to Us

12:18 Purple Moon: From Hurdles to the Melbourne Cup

16:53 The Ebor: York's Stepping Stone to the Melbourne Cup

19:42 Your Questions: Dating Jockeys, Racecourses & More

20:17 Is Dating a Jockey Really a Bad Idea? 😂

22:23 What's Happening to the Racecourse Association?

24:38 Is Vanessa Actually a Kleptomaniac? 😂

27:04 Could Francesca Buy a Racecourse?

28:38 National Racehorse Week: Behind the Scenes of Racing

32:21 Saint Leger: Is Summer Really Over?

33:44 Doncaster, Fish & Chips & Our Melbourne Plans

Running Loose is horse racing from a different angle — the big races, the people, the personalities, the gossip and everything that happens around the sport.

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Vanessa Ryle and Francesca Cumani are back from Glorious Goodwood — and still recovering. The girls relive their week at Goodwood, from racing and late nights to dinner by the water, unexpected sleeping arrangements and a very enthusiastic dancefloor appearance from Francesca.

They also get stuck into the racing, including Bow Echo’s brilliant Sussex Stakes victory, Joseph O’Brien’s phenomenal week, the horses heading towards the St Leger and the extraordinary speed of the King George Qatar Stakes.

Plus, Vanessa brings us up to date on her latest dating adventures, Francesca reveals her slightly unconventional approach to preparing for live racing, and the pair debate whether Running Loose should finally have a guest.

Running Loose is the racing podcast from Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle — bringing you horse racing, behind-the-scenes stories, gossip, opinions and plenty of laughs from inside the racing world.

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It’s a brand new Running Loose episode, and someone's been on a DATE with a mystery man she met at the races! 👀

There's plenty of racing chat too as we look ahead to York's Ebor Festival, debate the Rossa Ryan suspension, discuss why the Melbourne Cup seems bigger than ever, and Francesca dishes all the racing terminology you'll need if you're heading Down Under.

Plus: Vanessa opens up about her exciting new role with Sky Sports Racing, working with dyslexia and we reveal our biggest horse racing icks that make us wanna vom.

Don't forget to Like, Subscribe and let us know in the comments - if horses could get icks from other horses, what would they be?!

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00:00 Intro

01:00 Welcome to Running Loose

03:15 Vanessa meets a mystery man at the races...

10:54 York Ebor is around the corner, what is the best day to go?

13:50 Rossa Ryan's ban, William Buick & the stewarding debate

17:05 Vanessa's new Sky Sports Racing studio role

20:55 Working with dyslexia

24:32 The Melbourne Cup & why Europe is taking it more seriously

28:58 Our biggest racing ICKS...

35:10 What would horses find "icky" about other horses? 😂

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