Ground Control (AUS) Horse
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Ground Control, a 3yo brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Phillip Stokes and stands at Pakenham OC. He is by Dirty Work out of Star Player. He has recorded two career victories, the most important being the $40,000 3‑yo Bm64 Handicap (chute) at Pakenham on 21 Nov 2025. Punters have found him profitable; a lifetime backing would deliver a 19% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 Traralgon 16-Jun-26 900m R6 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:56.000 1st Struggle Street ( J Noonan ) 2nd Carbonados ( B Allen ) 3rd Ground Control ( L Cartwright ) | L Cartwright | 3 (6) |
| Ballarat 06-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 6 R3 VG STOCKADE $3,500 (of $175,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.420, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Steel Move ( H T Coffey 59 ) 2nd Harry's Yacht ( B Allen 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Torotena ( D Yendall 56 ) 1.50L 7th Ground Control ( L Neindorf 56 ) 12.75L See full results | L Neindorf 56kg 12.75L | 7 (10) |
| Pakenham 21-Nov-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 3Y BM64 $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.150, SP: 1.45 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Ground Control ( L Neindorf 59.5 ) 2nd Astari ( L Currie 59 ) 2.25L 3rd Tempt The Gods ( R Mcleod 60.5 ) 4.75L See full results | L Neindorf 59.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Morphettville 01-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 3YO BM68 $5,800 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.820, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.430 1st Grinzinger Champ ( A Warren 55.5 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Dampen ( A Livesey 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.54L 3rd Ground Control ( J Opperman 58 ) 0.89L See full results | J Opperman 58kg 0.89L | 3 (8) |
| Southside Pakenham 21-Oct-25 1000m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:01.650 1st Pascero ( B Allen ) 2nd Five Star King ( B E L Temple ) 3rd Ground Control ( L Neindorf ) | L Neindorf | 3 (7) |