Lady Carla
| Lady Carla | |
|---|---|
Racing silks of Wafic Saïd | |
| 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.