Running Loose with Francesca Cumani & Vanessa Ryle

Cesca's Fashion Fail, Stars In Vanessa's Eyes & American Horse Racing

Running Loose with Francesca Cumani & Vanessa Ryle

Show Notes

Welcome aboard another episode of the Running Loose Podcast.

Recording from Vanessa’s local patch, the picturesque Culworth Grounds, the ladies dip loosely into the world of horse racing once again.

We’re surprised Vanessa could even fit this record into her schedule, as her summer closes in quote spectacular fashion - with a wedding speech to prepare!

Francesca gives us the lowdown on all things Doncaster races, where she suffered a fashion fail during a very windy day. Good old British weather, right? Find out which outfit did not go down well from Vanessa though…

Meanwhile, Vanessa also reveals which celebrities she met on her visit to the Racehorse to Eventer Challenge Cup at Cornbury House Horse Trial, which was held in Oxfordshire earlier in September. Hint, she saw a Spice Girl there!

They talk American racing, with Vanessa set to head over to the States for the Breeders Cup in November - and take the chance to introduce our new tie-in from over the pond, 1/ST Racing, to help raise awareness in the lead up to this big meeting.

Finally, find out happened when Francesca came to stay at Vanessa’s!

Tune in, hold tight, and enjoy the ride.

This episode is sponsored by Old Gold Racing.

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Credits:

Executive producers - Francesca Cumani & Vanessa Ryle Lead producer - Oliver Breckon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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