| Horsename: | Cape Cross |
| Sire: | Green Desert |
| Grandsire: | Danzig |
| Dam: | Park Appeal |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 13 March 1994 |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | Darley Stud |
| Trainer: | Godolphin Racing |
| Earnings: | £266,105 |
| Record: | 19: 5-3-3 |
| Race: | Lockinge Stakes (1998) Queen Anne Stakes (1999) Celebration Mile (1999) |
| Updated: | June, 06 2009 |
Cape Cross (13 March 1994 – 21 April 2017) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a son of the July Cup winner Green Desert and Cheveley Park Stakes, winner Park Appeal who was the Champion two-year-old filly in England and Ireland in 1984.
As a two-year-old Cape Cross raced twice, winning his maiden on the second attempt. His first start as a three-year-old was in the Craven Stakes, where he finished third. This was followed by an eighth place in the 2000 Guineas. He only won once as a three-year-old. He won the Lockinge Stakes as a four-year-old, when starting a 20/1 outsider. He won twice as a five-year-old, the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Celebration Mile.
Since retiring to stud, Cape Cross has sired the winners of 21 Group 1 races worldwide. He stood at the Kildangan Stud in Ireland at a fee of €35,000.[1] In March 2016 he was retired from stallion duty after suffering fertility problems.[2] He was euthanized on 21 April 2017 due to infirmities of old age.[3]
c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins | |
| 2001 | Ouija Board | f | Epsom Oaks, Irish Oaks, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (twice), Hong Kong Vase, Prince of Wales's Stakes, Nassau Stakes | |
| 2002 | Able One | c | Champions Mile (twice), Hong Kong Mile | |
| 2002 | Seachange | f | New Zealand 1000 Guineas, Mudgway Stakes (twice), Stoney Bridge Stakes (twice), Telegraph Handicap, Waikato Sprint | |
| 2006 | Sea the Stars | c | 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, Eclipse Stakes, International Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | |
| 2007 | Behkabad | c | Grand Prix de Paris | |
| 2009 | He’s Your Man | g | Epsom Handicap | |
| 2009 | Nayarra | f | Gran Criterium | |
| 2012 | Golden Horn | c | Epsom Derby, Eclipse Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | |
| 2012 | Guignol | c | Grosser Preis von Bayern (twice), Grosser Preis von Baden | |
| 2013 | Awtaad | c | Irish 2000 Guineas | |
| 2014 | Walton Street | g |