Great Reception (AUS) Horse
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Great Reception is a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Adam Durrant. He is by the stallion Playing God out of the dam Drink the Rainbow. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his most recent run at Pinjarra Scarpside on 4 June 2026, Brad Parnham rode him to a ninth‑place finish behind the winner Savvy Ruler.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pinjarra Scarpside 04-Jun-26 1800m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.930, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd 1st Savvy Ruler ( W Pike 56 ) 2nd Miss Santa Corrs ( H Watson 56 ) 0.70L 3rd Barraquito ( L Fiore 56 ) 2.59L 9th Great Reception ( B Parnham 58 ) 20.15L See full results | B Parnham 58kg 20.15L | 9 (11) |
| Belmont 20-May-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3YO MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.600, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.990 1st Brave Wasp ( P J Carbery 57 ) 2nd Spartan Lass ( H J Nottle 55 , Cd 53 ) 0.01L 3rd White Hot ( C J Parnham 55 ) 0.34L 11th Great Reception ( L Fiore 57 ) 4.99L See full results | L Fiore 57kg 4.99L | 11 (12) |
| Lark Hill 04-May-26 930m GOOD 4 R8 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:56.550 1st On Cue ( J D Valas ) 2nd Great Reception ( L Fiore ) 0.23L 3rd Bookends ( C L Azzopardi ) 2.08L | L Fiore 0.23L | 2 (11) |
| Lark Hill 20-Apr-26 950m GOOD 4 R13 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.640 1st Great Reception ( L Fiore ) 2nd Bookends ( W A Pike ) 2.07L 3rd Rare Rock ( H J Nottle ) 3.34L | L Fiore | 1 (8) |
| Northam 30-Oct-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.590, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Door Buster ( H M Watson 54 ) 2nd Energetic ( K Dhurun 56 ) 0.71L 3rd Jemconi ( W A Pike 54 ) 1.12L 10th Great Reception ( L Fiore 56 ) 4.02L See full results | L Fiore 56kg 4.02L | 10 (13) |
| Lark Hill 20-Oct-25 930m SOFT 5 R8 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.340 1st Great Reception ( L Fiore ) 2nd Mamma Says So ( N Faithfull ) 1.73L 3rd White Hot ( W A Pike ) 3.11L | L Fiore | 1 (9) |
| Geraldton 12-Oct-25 1403m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.400, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340 1st Belvedere Rock ( J See 58 ) 2nd Cantilever ( Z T Johnston-porter 58 ) 2.26L 3rd Best Result ( C Cooper 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.16L 6th Great Reception ( J Azzopardi 56 ) 4.47L See full results | J Azzopardi 56kg 4.47L | 6 (8) |
| Bunbury 18-Sep-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 3YO MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.500, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Chama ( P J Carbery 57 ) 2nd Tabba Tabba Boom ( J R Azzopardi 55 ) 1.06L 3rd Vivalda ( C J Parnham 55 ) 1.23L 6th Great Reception ( L Fiore 57 ) 5.48L See full results | L Fiore 57kg 5.48L | 6 (6) |
| Lark Hill 08-Sep-25 950m SOFT 6 R10 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.970 1st Hellavamoment ( B M Parnham ) 2nd Great Reception ( L Fiore ) 0.36L 3rd Bonditram ( S D Parnham ) 3.44L | L Fiore 0.36L | 2 (9) |
| Lark Hill 25-Aug-25 950m SOFT 6 R5 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.160 1st Dew Tell ( H M Watson ) 2nd Effortlessly ( A J H Hayes ) 2.66L 3rd Leader Of The Pack ( C S M Marlborough ) 4.05L 4th Great Reception ( J Mcnaught ) 4.39L | J Mcnaught 4.39L | 4 (10) |
| Pinjarra Scarpside 07-Apr-25 600m GOOD 4 R3 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:34.970 1st Bannered ( B M Parnham ) 2nd Great Reception ( W Pike ) 0.04L 3rd Lippy Bay ( J S Whiting ) 3.83L | W Pike 0.04L | 2 (7) |