Hochkonig is out of Halinara (Kallisto), a multiple winner in France and Germany. He is her latest foal, from three born alive, and the second of her two runners, both of them winners.

Second dam Habina (The Minstrel) was unraced and has produced four other winners.

Third dam Honest Impulse (Persian Bold), a winner in Ireland, was third in the Listed Silver Flash Stakes. The best of her five winners is Honorius (Kings Lake), winner of the Listed Jungheinrich Gabelstapler in Germany. Honest Impulse was the best runner out of Cala Blava (Moulton), a half-sister to Give Thanks (Relko), winner of the Gr.1 Irish Oaks in 1983. Give Thanks produced Alshakr (Bahri), winner of the Falmouth Stakes, then a Group 2, and is the grandam of Harayir (Gulch), winner of the Gr.1 1000 Guineas.

Close relatives also include Teenoso (Youth), winner of the Gr.1 Derby, and Favoletta (Baldric), who won the Gr.1 Irish 1000 Guineas and became a prolific broodmare.