Hotazhell, a juvenile son of Too Darn Hot, continued his upward trajectory on Saturday, 26 October when winning the G1 Futurity Trophy. Run over Doncaster’s straight mile, he was in a sustained duel with Delacroix (Dubawi) inside the final furlong, eventually getting the verdict by a nose, with nearly five lengths back to the third.
It has been an excellent debut season for Hotazhell, winning four of his six starts including victories in the G2 Beresford Stakes and G3 Tyros Stakes.
Bred by Blue Diamond Stud Farm, Hotazhell is a son of the Danehill Dancer mare Azenzar, who is a close relative of Champion filly Alexander Goldrun.
Too Darn Hot has now sired a G1-winning juvenile in each of this first two European crops after Fallen Angel Moyglare Stud Stakes victory last season. He is one of an elite few to achieve this – joining the likes of Sadler’s Wells, Vaguely Noble and fellow Darley sire Teofilo.. His second crop is already outstripping his first with 30 juvenile winners that also includes the multiple Group-winning filly Simmering.
He is also sire of the winners of more juvenile Group races in his first two crops than any other stallion since the start of the Pattern, and the only stallion in the shuttle era to achieve this plus a G1-winning youngster from his first Australian crop.
Here, Too Darn Hot was crowned Champion first-season sire last season and has already sired five Stakes-winning three-year-olds this season, including G1 Golden Rose hero Broadsiding.
🏆 Hotazhell wins the William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes! 🏆#ITVRacing | @DoncasterRaces pic.twitter.com/tpP7oXBg3q
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) October 26, 2024
