ardross (27 may 1976 – 19 february 1994) was an irish-bred thoroughbred racehorse and sire. racing at age three, he got his first significant win in the gallinule stakes at the curragh. he also lost by a head to akiyda in the 1982 prix de l'arc de triomphe, the final race of his career. ardross first raced for ireland's paddy prendergast and, after his death, was bought by charles st. george and trained by henry cecil in england, winning fourteen of his twenty-four starts, thirteen of them coming at pattern level. he twice won the ascot gold cup and the yorkshire cup. his other major successes came in the prix royal-oak, the doncaster cup, and the goodwood cup. before moving to newmarket, he was runner-up to the henry cecil-trained le moss in the ascot gold cup.