Racing Royalty: Busch watches the woman play polo with a prince
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Associated Press
Published:
17:22 EDT, July 28, 2018
| Updated:
5:27 pm EDT, July 28, 2018
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) – Kurt Busch has found another sport that suits him: the former NASCAR champion went to England to see his wife playing polo with a prince.
London and encouraged his wife Ashley at a charity polo match with Prince Harry. Ashley Busch is an accomplished polo player and has been recruited to participate in the ISP Winter Sentebale Cup at the Berkshire County Polo Club with the Sentebale St. Regis team.
She shared a program page with teammate Harry and the two Kurt Busch leaves the garage after training at the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, July 28, 2018, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania (AP Photo / Derik Hamilton) ” clbad=”blkBorder img-share” />
Kurt Busch walks out of the garage area after training for the NASCAR Cup Series car race Sunday, July 28, 2018, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo / Derik Hamilton)
"J & I had tears in my eyes looking at this, "Busch told me. "That's what's happening, that's Ashley playing with royalty."
Busch encouraged his wife and tweeted watching her play with the prince "was one of the 5 best moments of my life." Busch met the NASCAR King (Richard Petty) but in England he was introduced to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.
"After the match, there was a chance to return to the players' tent." "I was with Ashley and she was one of her daughters, always dressed in nine, but she helped me with the equipment and her equipment, and that's when I was there. I chatted with them a bit. "
Busch said that he was calling Harry" royal highness "when they met. Once the formal presentations are over, Busch could call him sir.
"Ashley's level of play is very much in line with his level of play," said Busch. "Halfway through, they started to cross the ball, Harry pbaded the ball and helped Ashley on a goal that she got:" Follow me on the right, clean the leftovers. "" [19659006Ilhaveevenmadeupfortheteam
Nacho Figueras, who extended the invitation, and Miguel Mendoza were completing the team.
"That reminded me of my trip at the White House, I won the championship "
Ashley Busch was still in England for polo competitions while Kurt qualified on Saturday at the Pocono Raceway for this weekend's race.
He was impressed by Harry's skills in polo
He preferred to play more on the defensive side and blocked some shots, as a goalkeeper would, "said Busch.
Ex-Meghan Markle handed the trophy to the winning team.
"Megan was very polite," he said. "You could see how she increased her excitement once she became familiar with the game. And there she had to present the trophy as Princess Diana."
Busch exchanged power for horses
"I'm in first, however, once the horse tries to pbad in second gear, I back off," he says with a laugh.
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