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Raging Sea
SireCurlin
GrandsireSmart Strike
DamStormy Welcome
DamsireStorm Cat
SexMare
Foaled18 March 2020[1]
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederAlpha Delta Stables
OwnerAlpha Delta Stables
TrainerChad C. Brown
Record16: 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

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]

Background

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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

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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

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pedigree of Raging Sea". Equineline. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile of Raging Sea". Equibase. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Shuvee Stakes (G2): Raging Sea". bloodhorse.com. July 21, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Comely Stakes Grade 3 (race 9)". Equibase. November 25, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Ehalt, Bob (August 23, 2024). "Raging Sea Rallies to Beat Idiomatic in Personal Ensign; Idiomatic wins pace duel but is unable to hold off late-charging Curlin filly". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 6)". Equibase. November 2, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Hughes, Alicia (May 2, 2025). "Raging Sea Storms to Victory in La Troienne; The 5-year-old daughter of Curlin captures her second grade 1 win". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  8. ^ "Chart of Maiden Special Weight at Saratoga August 7, 2022 (race 5)". equibase.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "Darley Alcibiades Stakes Grade 1 – (Race 9)". Equibase. October 7, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Grade 1 – (Race 7)". Equibase. November 4, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Chart of Allowance Optional Claiming at Saratoga August 9, 2023 (race 8)". equibase.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "Chart of Allowance Optional Claiming at Saratoga September 4, 2023 (race 2)". equibase.com. September 4, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  13. ^ "Chart of Allowance at Keeneland October 20, 2023 (race 8)". equibase.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  14. ^ "Baird Doubledogdare Stakes Grade 3 – (race 9)". Equibase. April 19, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 Ogden Phipps Stakes Presented by Ford Grade I (race 7)". Equibase. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "2024 Shuvee Stakes Grade II (race 5)". Equibase. July 21, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  17. ^ "2024 Personal Ensign Stakes Grade I (race 10)". Equibase. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Beldame Stakes Grade 2 (race 2)". Equibase. October 6, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  19. ^ "Fasig-Titpon La Troienne Stakes Grade 1 – (race 7)". Equibase. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  20. ^ "2025 Ogden Phipps Stakes Presented by Ford Grade I (race 9)". Equibase. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  21. ^ "2025 Shuvee Stakes Grade II (race 8)". Equibase. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  22. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Mayonaise – Family 3-l". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
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