Raging Sea

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, and 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 in a major upset, defeating her by a head 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.

1. Raging Sea finished third in the event but was disqualified and placed fourth after bumping Xigera in the straight.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Raging Sea, chestnut mare, March 18, 2020^[1]

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.