Lady Carla | |
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Sire | Caerleon |
Grandsire | Nijinsky |
Dam | Shirley Superstar |
Damsire | Shirley Heights |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 8 March 1993 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Meon Valley Stud |
Owner | Wafic Saïd |
Trainer | Henry Cecil |
Record | 6: 3-0-0 |
Earnings | £225,191 |
Major wins | |
Oaks Trial Stakes (1996) Epsom Oaks (1996) | |
Honours | |
Timeform rating 122 |
Lady Carla (8 March 1993 – 2012) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning The Oaks in 1996. In a racing career which lasted from October 1995 to July 1997 the filly ran six times and won three races. After winning her only race as a two-year-old, Lady Carla won the Listed Oaks Trial Stakes at Lingfield Park on her three-year-old debut. Four weeks later she maintained her unbeaten run in the Classic Oaks over 1+1⁄2 miles at Epsom, winning by nine lengths. She was beaten when favourite for the Irish Oaks and finished unplaced in two races the following season before being retired to stud.