This week on Running Loose, Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle dive headfirst into the high-stakes world of buying racehorses - from what to do with £100k to whether you could actually turn a profit at the sales...

With the Doncaster St Leger just around the corner, the pair also look ahead to the four-day festival and discuss which is the best Donny day.

Plus, Vanessa picks her dream Derby pedigree, Francesca reveals her route to an ARC winner, they revisit the infamous $16 million disaster and ask, should we have a Running Loose syndicate?!

And, of course, Rufus and Bear make their podcast debut!

Want to keep updated with all things Doncaster St Leger? Head over to www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk

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00:00 Intro & Rufus and Bear Join the Show

02:21 The Road to the St Leger: Which Day Would You Pick?

06:36 Cesca’s St Leger Tip

07:00 Dinner With the Queen - is it an acceptable excuse?

11:25 How Do You Buy a Racehorse?

13:24 Vanessa's £100k Horse-Buying Strategy

16:30 Francesca's £100k Horse-Buying Strategy

18:00 How Do You Actually Value a Yearling?

21:16 The Business of Being a Trainer

24:10 The High-Stakes World of Bloodstock

28:18 The Doncaster St Leger Festival

29:45 Building the Perfect Derby Horse

32:39 The $16 Million Dud

34:15 Should We Start a Running Loose Syndicate?

35:15 That's a Wrap

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This week on Running Loose, Francesca Cumani and Vanessa Ryle get into the costly business of split-second errors - and ask, are these jockey mistakes fair on the punters?

They also debate team tactics, dissect York Ebor’s controversial opener and Vanessa reveals whether a very fancy second date has any chance of turning into a third…

Plus, we look ahead to the 250th anniversary of the St Leger at Doncaster and why it’s shaping up to be a reyt good day out!

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00:00 Intro

02:11 Look Back on York Ebor

04:43 Francesca's Fashion Chaos

09:14 The Controversial York Opener

12:11 When a Jockey's Mistake Costs Thousands

15:40 Are Team Tactics Fair?

21:10 Vanessa's BIG Second Date...

22:52 Was This Text Too Brutal?

26:10 Dating Jockeys

27:01 The Road to the 250th St Leger

33:40 That's

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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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