Press release from Del Mar International 

The main event Friday afternoon at Del Mar International was the $36,500 Hermès Sellier Sunshine 1.45m speed class. Thirty-four combinations tackled the Alan Wade (IRE) designed course that saw faults spread across the field as riders put the pedal to the floor. Only 9th to go in the order was Andrew Ramsay (USA), and he put in a round that no one could catch aboard California, a 15-year-old grey Holsteiner mare. 

"She's naturally very quick and the course just played into our hands," said Ramsay, who has had the ride on California for four years. "We have a pretty good partnership and I know her well. This was the class we were aiming for this week and she pulled through for me."