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Maltese Cross

Sea The Stars × Nabatea

A colt by Sea The Stars out of Nabatea, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris and Great Voltigeur Stakes in 2026 after finishing second in the Epsom Derby.

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Record and achievements

#Achievement and record
12026 Grand Prix de Paris — Group 1, 2,400 metres on turf.
22026 Great Voltigeur Stakes — Group 2.
3Second in the 2026 Epsom Derby — Group 1.

Parents

Pedigree

100%
SireDam
Maltese CrossHorseMaltese Cross2023 · FR · bay
Sea The StarsSireSea The Stars2006 · IRE · bay
SireCape Cross1994 · IRE · dark bay
SireGreen Desert1983 · USA
SireDanzig1977 · USA
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
DamPas de Nom1968 · USA
DamForeign Courier1979 · USA
SireSir Ivor1965 · USA
DamCourtly Dee1968 · USA
DamPark Appeal1982 · IRE
SireAhonoora1975 · GB
SireLorenzaccio1965 · GB
DamHelen Nichols1966 · GB
DamBalidaress1973 · IRE
SireBalidar1966 · GB
DamInnocence1968 · GB
DamUrban Sea1989 · USA · chestnut
SireMiswaki1978 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
SireRaise a Native1961 · USA
DamGold Digger1962 · USA
DamHopespringseternal1971 · USA
SireBuckpasser1963 · USA
DamRose Bower1958 · USA
DamAllegretta1978 · GB
SireLombard1967 · GER
SireAgio1955 · GER
DamPromised Lady1961 · GB
DamAnatevka1969 · GER
SireEspresso1958 · GB
DamAlmyra1962 · GER
DamNabatea2015 · GER · bay
SireCamelot2009 · GB · bay
SireMontjeu1996 · IRE
SireSadler's Wells1981 · USA
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
DamFairy Bridge1975 · USA
DamFloripedes1985 · FR
SireTop Ville1976 · IRE
DamToute Cy1979 · FR
DamTarfah2001 · USA
SireKingmambo1990 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
DamMiesque1984 · USA
DamFickle1996 · GB
SireDanehill1986 · USA · bay
DamFade1988 · GB
DamNeele2004 · IRE · chestnut
SirePeintre Celebre1994 · USA · chestnut
SireNureyev1977 · USA
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
DamSpecial1969 · USA
DamPeinture Bleue1987 · USA
SireAlydar1975 · USA
DamPetroleuse1978 · IRE
DamNight Teeny1997 · GB
SirePlatini1989 · GER
SireSurumu1974 · GER
DamPrairie Darling1984 · IRE
DamNightrockette1983 · GER
SireRocket1968 · GB
DamNightlife1977 · GER

Lineage

Sire · Sea The Stars

Sea The Stars
Sea The Stars at York · SJ Parrott · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sea The Stars won six consecutive Group 1 races, including the Derby and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

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Sources and references

Family and linebreeding

The sire line runs through Sea The Stars and Cape Cross to Green Desert. The maternal line descends through Nabatea and Neele to Night Teeny.

Repeated ancestors in generations four and five: Mr. Prospector 4×5; Northern Dancer 5×5×5. These are pedigree-position calculations, not evidence of a genetic effect or a guarantee of performance.