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Sire profile

Cape Cross (IRE)

Best progeny: Sea The Stars (IRE), Ouija Board (GB), Golden Horn (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 9.0f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 8.3f · NH 2m2f
Race record: 13 runs, 5 wins
By: Green Desert (USA)
As damsire: 569 winners from 1071 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 643 of 998 runners (64%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 1,871 from 14,348 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 69 (34 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £23,284,466 GB · €6,632,781 IRE
Best progeny: Sea The Stars (IRE), Ouija Board (GB), Golden Horn (GB)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2025	Flat	3	0	9	0	0.0%	£4,114	-
2024	Flat	6	3	35	4	11.4%	£77,915	-
2024/25	NH	4	1	20	1	5.0%	£16,700	-
2023	Flat	6	2	36	4	11.1%	£50,849	-
2023/24	NH	6	1	20	2	10.0%	£16,034	€3,170
2022	Flat	17	2	60	2	3.3%	£74,937	€3,230
2022/23	NH	11	2	45	3	6.7%	£30,032	€1,020
2021	Flat	41	12	186	19	10.2%	£371,596	€42,000
2021/22	NH	22	4	76	4	5.3%	£61,390	€9,480
2020	Flat	59	27	273	39	14.3%	£389,342	€102,755
2020/21	NH	27	6	79	7	8.9%	£30,959	€18,135
2019	Flat	94	42	536	65	12.1%	£737,741	€83,080
2019/20	NH	25	10	97	15	15.5%	£101,430	€43,565
2018	Flat	124	57	694	94	13.5%	£1,402,778	€233,650
2018/19	NH	35	7	121	11	9.1%	£109,898	€69,569
2017	Flat	127	55	592	86	14.5%	£814,435	€265,999
2017/18	NH	31	12	106	16	15.1%	£92,674	€35,410
2016	Flat	149	63	717	107	14.9%	£1,291,699	€515,348
2016/17	NH	34	11	115	16	13.9%	£55,011	€117,803
2015	Flat	154	79	733	117	16.0%	£2,793,125	€1,034,615
2015/16	NH	38	11	142	21	14.8%	£212,657	€28,415
2014	Flat	170	81	836	120	14.4%	£1,215,246	€370,953
2014/15	NH	36	11	125	16	12.8%	£126,149	€52,878
2013	Flat	167	74	837	130	15.5%	£1,277,582	€196,190
2013/14	NH	37	13	137	22	16.1%	£176,801	€32,140
2012	Flat	183	73	940	116	12.3%	£881,050	€139,955
2012/13	NH	38	11	135	16	11.9%	£106,191	€39,720
2011	Flat	174	67	823	92	11.2%	£930,191	€136,367
2011/12	NH	33	10	128	15	11.7%	£56,155	€159,895
2010	Flat	163	68	840	120	14.3%	£1,430,207	€240,748
2010/11	NH	33	8	109	8	7.3%	£36,349	€40,883
2009	Flat	177	94	985	152	15.4%	£2,984,684	€839,091
2009/10	NH	33	7	103	11	10.7%	£73,135	€49,827
2008	Flat	183	70	925	107	11.6%	£1,174,963	€207,029
2008/09	NH	33	4	109	5	4.6%	£29,879	€16,336
2007	Flat	150	49	702	73	10.4%	£666,523	€169,739
2007/08	NH	30	2	77	3	3.9%	£10,098	€12,653
2006	Flat	128	48	649	69	10.6%	£1,278,363	€416,794
2006/07	NH	18	2	50	3	6.0%	£27,252	€19,429
2005	Flat	106	38	530	62	11.7%	£737,810	€270,406
2005/06	NH	13	4	44	6	13.6%	£21,525	€83,347
2004	Flat	77	37	367	56	15.3%	£835,667	€437,552
2004/05	NH	6	1	15	2	13.3%	£17,475	€1,282
2003	Flat	44	19	190	34	17.9%	£455,856	€92,330

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Sea The Stars (IRE)	-	-	John M Oxx	2008-2009	8	7	0	87.5%	6	Group 1	£1,575,935	€663,890
Ouija Board (GB)	-	-	Ed Dunlop	2003-2006	13	7	4	53.8%	6	Group 1	£641,553	€426,200
Golden Horn (GB)	-	-	John Gosden	2014-2015	7	6	1	85.7%	5	Group 1	£1,383,195	€638,000
Awtaad (IRE)	-	-	Kevin Prendergast	2015-2016	9	5	2	55.6%	3	Group 1	£108,383	€349,365
Crystal Capella (GB)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	2007-2011	15	8	3	53.3%	6	Group 2	£322,144	-
Century Dream (IRE)	horse	Salacia (IRE)	Simon & Ed Crisford	2016-2021	26	10	6	38.5%	5	Group 2	£420,432	€3,000
Halicarnassus (IRE)	-	-	Mick Channon	2006-2011	53	7	6	13.2%	4	Group 2	£249,248	€15,750
Guest Of Honour (IRE)	-	-	Marco Botti	2012-2014	13	5	4	38.5%	3	Group 2	£138,531	-
Rising Cross (GB)	-	-	John Best	2005-2007	23	5	4	21.7%	2	Group 2	£224,631	€36,500
Horseplay (GB)	mare	Mischief Making (USA)	Andrew Balding	2016-2018	9	3	2	33.3%	2	Group 2	£173,075	-
Sabana Perdida (IRE)	-	-	A De Royer-Dupre	2007-2008	4	2	2	50.0%	2	Group 2	£150,674	-
Joviality (GB)	-	-	John Gosden	2010-2012	9	2	3	22.2%	2	Group 2	£122,848	-
Moohaajim (IRE)	-	-	Marco Botti	2012-2013	5	2	2	40.0%	1	Group 2	£85,670	-
Cape Dollar (IRE)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	2010-2011	8	2	3	25.0%	1	Group 2	£72,295	-
Hatta Fort (GB)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2007-2009	8	2	1	25.0%	1	Group 2	£55,199	-
Mac Love (GB)	-	-	Roger Charlton	2003-2012	69	10	19	14.5%	6	Group 3	£384,158	-
Laaheb (GB)	-	-	Roger Varian	2009-2012	18	7	5	38.9%	4	Group 3	£184,385	-
Hazyview (GB)	-	-	N A Callaghan	2003-2005	23	7	6	30.4%	4	Group 3	£182,866	-
Sea Lord (IRE)	-	-	John Ferguson	2009-2015	33	14	7	42.4%	3	Group 3	£279,270	€55,125
Maputo (GB)	-	-	John Ferguson	2012-2015	13	10	2	76.9%	3	Group 3	£114,645	€39,000
Mr Moonlight Magic (GB)	horse	Melikah (IRE)	J S Bolger	2015-2017	13	4	3	30.8%	3	Group 3	-	€250,100
Convergence (IRE)	horse	Zahoo (IRE)	John M Oxx	2014-2018	17	4	3	23.5%	3	Group 3	-	€134,930
Passion And Glory (IRE)	gelding	Potent Embrace (USA)	Saeed bin Suroor	2019-2025	17	7	5	41.2%	2	Group 3	£166,011	-
Corsica (IRE)	-	-	Mark Johnston	2009-2010	12	5	3	41.7%	2	Group 3	£141,601	-
Agent Murphy (GB)	horse	Raskutani (GB)	Brian Meehan	2014-2017	12	4	3	33.3%	2	Group 3	£94,081	€66,500
Confuchias (IRE)	-	-	Jeremy Gask	2006-2010	30	4	6	13.3%	2	Group 3	£59,917	€73,698
Recharge (IRE)	-	-	Kevin Prendergast	2008-2010	10	3	3	30.0%	2	Group 3	-	€193,471
Namibian (IRE)	-	-	John Ferguson	2010-2014	13	3	3	23.1%	2	Group 3	£100,129	-
Balty Boys (IRE)	gelding	Chatham Islands (USA)	Brian Ellison	2011-2017	55	7	11	12.7%	1	Group 3	£222,080	-
Charlie Farnsbarns (IRE)	-	-	Brian Meehan	2006-2009	19	5	5	26.3%	1	Group 3	£130,375	-
Hamada (GB)	gelding	Sahraah (USA)	Charlie Appleby	2016-2018	7	5	2	71.4%	1	Group 3	£109,879	-
Cross Appeal (IRE)	-	-	Noel Meade	2009-2015	38	4	9	10.5%	1	Grade 3	-	€185,548
Nkosikazi (GB)	-	Whatami (GB)	William Haggas	2018-2020	16	3	6	18.8%	1	Group 3	£51,330	-
Mazuna (IRE)	-	-	Clive Brittain	2003-2005	16	2	4	12.5%	1	Group 3	£62,237	-
Don't Be (GB)	-	-	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2014-2015	17	8	3	47.1%	3	Listed	£92,664	€33,000
Caucus (GB)	-	-	John Gosden	2009-2013	18	4	5	22.2%	3	Listed	£105,886	-
Crosspeace (IRE)	-	-	Mark Johnston	2004-2006	23	6	8	26.1%	2	Listed	£189,715	-
Windhoek (GB)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2012-2015	15	4	6	26.7%	2	Listed	£230,794	-
Nights Cross (IRE)	-	-	Mick Channon	2003-2004	27	4	10	14.8%	2	Listed	£73,072	€45,750
Scentasia (GB)	mare	Sweet Rose (GB)	John Gosden	2018-2020	12	4	3	33.3%	2	Listed	£61,012	-
Tarana (IRE)	-	-	John M Oxx	2012-2014	10	3	5	30.0%	2	Listed	-	€105,915
Privy Seal (IRE)	-	-	D K Weld	2003-2005	15	3	4	20.0%	2	Listed	£63,205	€32,500
Leoncavallo (IRE)	gelding	Nafura (GB)	David Pipe	2014-2022	45	10	13	22.2%	1	Listed	£110,377	€27,000
Lamar (IRE)	-	-	James Tate	2013-2016	24	6	8	25.0%	1	Listed	£149,082	-
Jet Away (GB)	-	-	Sir Henry Cecil	2010-2012	16	6	5	37.5%	1	Listed	£86,069	-
Elidor (GB)	gelding	Honorine (IRE)	Mick Channon	2012-2018	33	5	11	15.2%	1	Listed	£243,260	€10,800
Cape Of Approval (IRE)	-	-	T Stack	2012-2014	15	5	2	33.3%	1	Listed	-	€81,770
Riggins (IRE)	-	-	Ed Walker	2007-2012	20	5	2	25.0%	1	Listed	£73,830	-
Always Smile (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2014-2016	9	4	4	44.4%	1	Listed	£156,510	-
Re Barolo (IRE)	-	-	Marco Botti	2008-2009	22	4	5	18.2%	1	Listed	£119,635	€3,868

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Cape Cross sired?: Cape Cross (IRE) has sired 643 winners from 998 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2003 (64%), with 1,871 wins from 14,348 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Cape Cross sired?: Cape Cross (IRE) has sired 69 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2003, 34 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Cape Cross sired?: Cape Cross (IRE) has sired 4 Group 1 winners (13 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2003.
Who is the best offspring of Cape Cross?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Cape Cross (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Sea The Stars (IRE), a Group 1 winner with 6 black-type wins from 8 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Cape Cross?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Cape Cross (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Awtaad (IRE), in the Tattersalls Irish 2 000 Guineas (Group 1) at Curragh (IRE) on 21 May 2016.
Who is Cape Cross' sire?: Cape Cross (IRE) is by Green Desert (USA), and won 5 of 13 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Cape Cross' progeny?: The average winning distance of Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 9.0 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Cape Cross' progeny won?: Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny have earned £23,284,466 in Britain and €6,632,781 in Ireland since 2003.
How has Cape Cross done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Cape Cross (IRE)'s daughters include 569 winners from 1,071 runners in Britain and Ireland, 46 of them black-type winners.

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