Charles Joshua Cella (August 27, 1936 – December 6, 2017) was president of Southern Real Estate and Financial Company, an executive in the American Thoroughbred horse racing industry, and a racehorse owner.
Raised in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] Cella studied at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, graduating with a B.A.
[3] An innovator, Charles J. Cella led Oaklawn Park Race Track to even greater success.
In 2015, eventual Triple Crown winner American Pharoah began his record-setting season with a pair of victories at Oaklawn.
Conditioned in the U.S. by Racing Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally, Northern Spur won the 1995 Breeders' Cup Turf.