Cara (horse)
Cara (1836–1857) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse in 1839. The filly was lightly campaigned, running six races in three seasons and winning twice. She was one of the leading British two-year-olds of 1838, winning the Criterion Stakes in impressive fashion and won the 1000 Guineas the following spring. Cara failed to reproduce her early success, being beaten in two races at Newmarket later that year and finishing last on her only start as a four-year-old. She was then retired to stud and died in 1857, having made little impact as a broodmare. Background Cara was a bay mare bred by her owner Richard Watt of Bishop Burton near Beverley in Yorkshire. She was sired by Watt's stallion Belshazzar, who won several important races at York and Doncaster Racecourse and had some success at stud before being sold to Thomas Flintoff and exported to Tennessee. Cara's dam, Fanchon was bred by Lord Egremont and was a sister of The Derby winners Lap-dog and Spaniel: Cara was her second foal. Racing career 1838: two-year-old season Cara began her racing career at the July meeting at Newmarket where she ran in the