LIMERICK’s Paul O’Shea made his long trip from Florida to California worthwhile last weekend when he collected $120,000 aftering finishing on the podium in the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Coachella.

Riding the 10-year-old gelding Skara Glen’s Presence (Contendro x Nekton), who is owned by Michael Hayden, Hampton Farms, Marcia Radosevich and Skara Glen Stables, O’Shea was one of six combinations to jump clear over the first round of Mark McGowan’s track.