Hotazhell
Hotazhell was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 51. With this win, the horse now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 8 runners. The horse is by Too Darn Hot out of Azenzar. The winning time was 2m 2.53s.
Ireland
Leopardstown · 12.09.26
Watch the raceJockeyShane Foley
TrainerJessica Harrington
Purse€1,250,000
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 2.53s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Hotazhell
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GHRTV · English commentaryResult
8 runners · prize money to 7th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thA Boy Named Susie3yo colt by Starspangledbanner × Soho SusieOisin MurphyDonnacha Aidan O'Brien¾€37,500
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 12.09.26Hotazhell
Too Darn HotSire
AzenzarDamby Danehill Dancer
DamAzenzar
Hotazhell is out of Azenzar (Danehill Dancer), who won a maiden on her debut at three, and is the best of her four winners.
Second damDashing
Second dam Dashing (Sadler's Wells) was unraced and has three other winners. She is a half-sister to Alexander Goldrun (Gold Away), who won five Group 1 races and produced the dual Listed winner Goldrush, and to the sire Medecis (Machiavellian), a Gr.3 winner in France and runner-up in the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains. Dashing is also a three-parts sister to the dam of Mantastic (Fastnet Rock), a Listed winner in Australia.
Third damRenashaan
Third dam Renashaan (Darshaan) won the Listed Prix Casimir Delamarre and was placed at Gr.3 level. Six of her 11 runners won.
Wider family
This is also the family of Royal Rebel (Robellino), twice winner of the Gr.1 Gold Cup, of the multiple Group 1 winner Getaway (Monsun) and of his full sister Guadalupe, winner of the Oaks d'Italia, then a Group 1.
Connections
JockeyShane Foley
TrainerJessica Harrington
Hotazhell in 2026
1 other winTrainer / Jockey / Track
Bayerisches Zuchtrennen2000 metres · €155,0001stJessica HarringtonShane Foley26.07.2026MünchenPrize money €100,000Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DelacroixDubawi × Tepin | Aidan O'BrienChristophe Soumillon | Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael TaborTepin Syndicate | ||
| 2024 | EconomicsNight Of Thunder × La Pomme D'amour | William HaggasTom Marquand | Isa Salman Al KhalifaCopgrove Hall Stud | ||
| 2023 | Auguste RodinDeep Impact × Rhododendron | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & WesterbergCoolmore | ||
| 2022 | LuxembourgCamelot × Attire | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Westerberg & Mrs Magnier & M Tabor & D SmithB V Sangster | ||
| 2021 | St Mark's BasilicaSiyouni × Cabaret | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael TaborRobert Scarborough | ||
| 2020 | MagicalGalileo × Halfway To Heaven | Aidan O'BrienSeamie Heffernan | Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael TaborOrpendale/Chelston/Wynatt |
History since 1976
Irish Champion Stakes51Editions since 1976
2Multiple winnersDylan Thomas, Magical
18%Won by fillies or mares9 of 51 · 4 of the last 20
2:00.90Fastest winning timeSadler's Wells · 1984
Record holders
Most wins since 19761Michael KinaneJockey · 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009 …7 wins
2Aidan O'BrienTrainer · 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 …13 wins
3Coolmore GroupOwner · 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 …12 wins
4GalileoSire · 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019, 20205 wins
5Lyonstown StudBreeder · 1979, 1981, 19923 wins
6Aga Khan StudsBreeder · 1996, 1999, 20043 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Dylan Thomas2006, 20072 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners2Decorated Knight2017 · Andrea Atzeni26.00
3Fordham1979 · Tommy Carberry15.00
4Azamour2004 · Michael Kinane9.00
5Muhtarram1993 · Willie Carson8.00
All 51 winners since 1976
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hotazhell Too Darn Hot | Jessica Harrington Shane Foley | Silverton Hill Partnership Blue Diamond Stud Farm (UK) Ltd | 51.00 |
| 2025 | Delacroix Dubawi | Aidan O'Brien Christophe Soumillon | Coolmore Group Tepin Syndicate | 3.00 |
| 2024 | Economics Night of Thunder | William Haggas Tom Marquand | Isa Salman Al Khalifa Copgrove Hall Stud | 2.75 |
| 2023 | Auguste Rodin Deep Impact | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Coolmore | 3.75 |
| 2022 | Luxembourg Camelot | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Ben Sangster | 4.50 |
| 2021 | St Mark's Basilica Siyouni | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Robert Scarborough | 1.83 |
| 2020 | Magical Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan | Coolmore Group Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt | 5.50 |
| 2019 | Magical Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt | 2.00 |
| 2018 | Roaring Lion Kitten's Joy | John Gosden Oisin Murphy | Qatar Racing RanJan Racing Inc | 1.73 |
| 2017 | Decorated Knight Galileo | Roger Charlton Andrea Atzeni | Al Homaizi / Al Sagar Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar | 26.00 |
| 2016 | Almanzor Wootton Bassett | Jean-Claude Rouget Christophe Soumillon | Ecurie Antonio Caro Haras d'Étreham | 8.00 |
| 2015 | Golden Horn Cape Cross | John Gosden Frankie Dettori | Anthony Oppenheimer Hascombe and Valiant Studs | 2.25 |
| 2014 | The Grey Gatsby Mastercraftsman | Kevin Ryan Ryan Moore | Frank Gillespie M Parrish | 8.00 |
| 2013 | The Fugue Dansili | John Gosden William Buick | Andrew Lloyd Webber Watership Down Stud | 5.00 |
| 2012 | Snow Fairy Intikhab | Ed Dunlop Frankie Dettori | Anamoine Ltd Windflower Overseas Holdings | 2.88 |
| 2011 | So You Think High Chaparral | Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan | Derrick Smith et al. M.J. Moran & Piper Farm Ltd | 1.25 |
| 2010 | Cape Blanco Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Seamie Heffernan | Coolmore Group Tower Bloodstock | 7.00 |
| 2009 | Sea the Stars Cape Cross | John Oxx Michael Kinane | Christopher Tsui Sunderland Holdings Ltd | 1.67 |
| 2008 | New Approach Galileo | Jim Bolger Kevin Manning | Princess Haya of Jordan Lodge Park Stud | 1.62 |
| 2007 | Dylan Thomas Danehill | Aidan O'Brien Kieren Fallon | Coolmore Group Tower Bloodstock | 1.53 |
| 2006 | Dylan Thomas Danehill | Aidan O'Brien Kieren Fallon | Coolmore Group Tower Bloodstock | 2.62 |
| 2005 | Oratorio Danehill | Aidan O'Brien Kieren Fallon | Coolmore Group Barronstown Stud and Orpendale | 8.00 |
| 2004 | Azamour Night Shift | John Oxx Michael Kinane | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 9.00 |
| 2003 | High Chaparral Sadler's Wells | Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane | Coolmore Group Sean & Anne Coughlan | 5.00 |
| 2002 | Grandera Grand Lodge | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin J Stan Cosgrove | 3.50 |
| 2001 | Fantastic Light Rahy | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Gainsborough Farm | 3.25 |
| 2000 | Giant's Causeway Storm Cat | Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane | Coolmore Group Coolmore Group | 1.73 |
| 1999 | Daylami Doyoun | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Aga Khan Studs | 2.50 |
| 1998 | Swain Nashwan | Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori | Godolphin Sheikh Mohammed | 2.50 |
| 1997 | Pilsudski Polish Precedent | Sir Michael Stoute Michael Kinane | Lord Weinstock Ballymacoll Stud | 2.25 |
| 1996 | Timarida Kalaglow | John Oxx Johnny Murtagh | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 4.00 |
| 1995 | Pentire Be My Guest | Geoff Wragg Michael Hills | Mollers Racing Lord Halifax | 3.25 |
| 1994 | Cezanne Ajdal | Sir Michael Stoute Michael Kinane | Godolphin Meon Valley Stud | 4.50 |
| 1993 | Muhtarram Alleged | John Gosden Willie Carson | Hamdan Al Maktoum Cotswold Farm 1985 Ltd | 8.00 |
| 1992 | Dr Devious Ahonoora | Peter Chapple-Hyam John Reid | Sidney Craig Lyonstown Stud | 4.50 |
| 1991 | Suave Dancer Green Dancer | John Hammond Cash Asmussen | Henri Chalhoub Xalapa Farm | 1.67 |
| 1990 | Elmaamul Diesis | Dick Hern Willie Carson | Hamdan Al Maktoum Rhydian Morgan-Jones | 3.00 |
| 1989 | Carroll House Lord Gayle | Michael Jarvis Michael Kinane | Antonio Balzarini P Clarke | 6.00 |
| 1988 | Indian Skimmer Storm Bird | Sir Henry Cecil Michael Roberts | Sheikh Mohammed Ashford Stud and Ronald J. Worswick | 3.25 |
| 1987 | Triptych Riverman | Patrick Biancone Tony Cruz | Alan Clore Nelson Bunker Hunt & Edward L. Stevenson | |
| 1986 | Park Express Ahonoora | Jim Bolger John Reid | Paddy Burns Peter Clarke | 6.50 |
| 1985 | Commanche Run Run the Gantlet | Luca Cumani Lester Piggott | Ivan Allan Majors Racing International | |
| 1984 | Sadler's Wells Northern Dancer | Vincent O'Brien Pat Eddery | Robert Sangster Swettenham Stud | |
| 1983 | Stanerra Guillaume Tell | Frank Dunne Brian Rouse | Frank Dunne Moyglare Stud | |
| 1982 | Assert Be My Guest | David O'Brien Christy Roche | Robert Sangster Moyglare Stud | 1.25 |
| 1981 | Kings Lake Nijinsky | Vincent O'Brien Pat Eddery | Mrs Jean-Pierre Binet Lyonstown Stud | 3.25 |
| 1980 | Gregorian Graustark | Vincent O'Brien George McGrath | Danny Schwartz H T Mangurian Jr | 3.75 |
| 1979 | Fordham Forli | Vincent O'Brien Tommy Carberry | Robert Sangster Lyonstown Stud | 15.00 |
| 1978 | Inkerman Vaguely Noble | Vincent O'Brien Lester Piggott | Simon Fraser Mrs. John W. Hanes | 2.62 |
| 1977 | North Stoke Northfields | John Dunlop Ron Hutchinson | Mrs M. Lequime Ongar Stud | 2.25 |
| 1976 | Malacate Lucky Debonair | François Boutin Lester Piggott | María Félix Berger Thomas C. Sturgill | 1.80 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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