Raging Sea
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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Raging Sea (foaled March 18, 2020) is a multiple Grade I winning American thoroughbred racehorse who won the Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in 2024 and the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs in 2025.[2]
| Raging Sea | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Curlin |
| Grandsire | Smart Strike |
| Dam | Stormy Welcome |
| Damsire | Storm Cat |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 18 March 2020[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Alpha Delta Stables |
| Owner | Alpha Delta Stables |
| Trainer | Chad C. Brown |
| Record | 16: 8 – 2 – 3 |
| Earnings | $2,229,318[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Comely Stakes (2023) Doubledogdare Stakes (2024) Shuvee Stakes (2024) Personal Ensign Stakes (2024) Beldame Stakes (2024) La Troienne Stakes (2025) | |
| Last updated on July 19, 2025 | |
Background
Raging Sea is a chestnut mare that was bred in Kentucky by Jon Clay's Alpha Delta Stables. Alpha Delta Stables continues to own the mare. Her sire is Curlin, the 2007 and 2008 American Horse of the Year and stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Kentucky. Her dam is Stormy Welcome, an unraced daughter of Storm Cat who had 9 named foals of which 8 were winners.[3] Raging Sea's 2nd dam Welcome Surprise won the 2000 Grade III Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs.[3] Raging Sea's 3rd dam Weekend Surprise was dam of 1992 American Horse of the Year A.P. Indy and 1990 Preakness Stakes winner Summer Squall and Kentucky Broodmare of the Year in 1992.
Raging Sea is trained by Chad C. Brown.[2]
Career highlights
As a three-year-old on November 25, 2023, Raging Sea won her first graded event at Aqueduct, the Grade III Comely Stakes.[4]
As a four-year-old on August 23, 2024, Raging Sea defeated the 2023 Champion Older Dirt Female Horse Idiomatic by a head in a major upset in the Grade I Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.[5]
In the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Del Mar, Raging Sea was gallant in defeat to the 2024 American Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna.[6]
Raging Sea started her five-year-old season with a victory in the Grade I La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs, defeating Thorpedo Anna.[7]
Statistics
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time |
Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Aug 7, 2022 | 7 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Saratoga | 6.90 | 10 | 1 | 1:25.36 | neck | Flavien Prat | [8] | |
| Oct 7, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Alcibiades Stakes | I | Keeneland | 6.52 | 14 | 4[a] | 1:45.17 | (neck) | Jose Ortiz | [9] |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | I | Keeneland | 6.71 | 13 | 3 | 1:44.90 | (4 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [10] |
| 2023 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Aug 9, 2023 | 1 mile | Allowance Optional Claiming | Saratoga | 1.75 | 7 | 4 | 1:38.79 | (1+3⁄4 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [11] | |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Allowance Optional Claiming | Saratoga | 2.70 | 8 | 2 | 1:50.39 | (1+3⁄4 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [12] | |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Allowance | Keeneland | 0.78* | 9 | 1 | 1:51.20 | 3+1⁄4 lengths | Flavien Prat | [13] | |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Comely Stakes | III | Aqueduct | 2.15 | 6 | 1 | 1:50.86 | nose | Manuel Franco | [4] |
| 2024 – Four-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Apr 19, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Doubledogdare Stakes | III | Keeneland | 2.79 | 7 | 1 | 1:44.24 | 3+1⁄4 lengths | Flavien Prat | [14] |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Ogden Phipps Stakes | I | Saratoga | 4.80 | 6 | 4 | 1:49.58 | (head) | Flavien Prat | [15] |
| Jul 21, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Shuvee Stakes | II | Saratoga | 1.65 | 5 | 1 | 1:51.95 | 2+1⁄2 lengths | Flavien Prat | [16] |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Personal Ensign Stakes | I | Saratoga | 6.20 | 5 | 1 | 1:49.14 | head | Flavien Prat | [17] |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Beldame Stakes | II | Aqueduct | 0.10* | 6 | 1 | 1:50.41 | head | Flavien Prat | [18] |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Breeders' Cup Distaff | I | Del Mar | 4.10 | 10 | 2 | 1:49.10 | (2+1⁄2 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [6] |
| 2025 – Five-year-old season | |||||||||||
| May 2, 2025 | 1+1⁄16 miles | La Troienne Stakes | I | Churchill Downs | 4.04 | 7 | 1 | 1:42.91 | 3⁄4 length | Flavien Prat | [19] |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Ogden Phipps Stakes | I | Saratoga | 1.10* | 6 | 3 | 1:49.10 | (6+1⁄2 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [20] |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Shuvee Stakes | II | Saratoga | 0.65* | 7 | 3 | 1:50.77 | (13+1⁄2 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [21] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Raging Sea was the post-time favorite.
- Raging Sea finished third in the event but was disqualified and placed fourth after bumping Xigera in the straight.
Pedigree
| Sire Curlin (2004) |
Smart Strike (CAN) (1992) |
Mr. Prospector (1970) |
Raise A Native (1961) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Digger (1962) | |||
| Classy 'n Smart (1981) |
Smarten (1976) | ||
| No Class (CAN) (1974) | |||
| Sherriff's Deputy (1994) |
Deputy Minister (CAN) (1979) |
Vice Regent (CAN) (1967) | |
| Mint Copy (CAN) (1970) | |||
| Barbarika (1985) |
Bates Motel (1979) | ||
| War Exchange(1972) | |||
| Dam Stormy Welcome (2006) |
Storm Cat (1983) |
Storm Bird (CAN) (1978) |
Northern Dancer (CAN) (1961) |
| South Ocean (CAN) (1967) | |||
| Terlingua (1976) |
Secretariat (1970) | ||
| Crimson Saint (1969) | |||
| Welcome Suprise (1997) |
Seeking the Gold (1985) |
Mr. Prospector (1970) | |
| Con Game (1974) | |||
| Weekend Surprise (1980) |
Secretariat (1970) | ||
| Lassie Dear (1974) (family 3-l)[22] |
Notes:
* Raging Sea is inbred 3S x 4D to the stallion Mr Prospector, meaning that he appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Raging Sea is inbred 5S x 4D to the stallion Northern Dancer (CAN), meaning that he appears fifth generation on the sire side of his pedigree through Vice Regent (CAN) and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.