As a breeding stallion Cape Cross, who stands at the Kildangan Stud in County Kildare has had considerable success, being the sire of Ouija Board, Sea the Stars, Golden Horn and Able One.
[5] Four weeks later he was partnered by Christophe Soumillon in the 1500 metre Prix d'Etreham at Deauville Racecourse and came home first, a short neck in front of Arasin (later renamed Helene Spirit).
[6] On 19 September the colt was stepped up in class for the Group 3 Prix des Chênes over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse in which he was ridden for the first time by Lemaire and started the 1.4/1 favourite against four opponents.
[7] On his three-year-old debut on 1 April Behkabad started odds-on favourite for the Listed Prix Omnium II over 1600 metres on heavy ground at Saint-Cloud Racecourse and finished third behind No Risk At All and Tiptoe after being given a gentle ride by Lemaire.
After racing in mid-division he was hampered 600 metres out before being switched to the outside in the straight and staying on well to finish fourth behind Lope de Vega, Planteur and Pain Perdu.
On 14 July, with Gérald Mossé deputising for the injured Lemaire,[9] Behkabad was stepped up in distance for the Grand Prix de Paris over 2400 metres on very soft ground at Longchamp.
[14] He finished fourth behind Workforce, Nakayama Festa and Sarafina, but looked somewhat unlucky, enduring a "terrible trip" which saw him repeatedly blocked when attempting to obtain a clear run in the straight.
[16] Behkabad made his only appearance as a four-year-old in the Grand Prix de Chantilly on 5 June in which he was beaten a head by Silver Pond, to whom he was conceding seven pounds in weight.