Bad River wins the Region 5 Amateur All-Age Championship at the Outland Ranch November 10, 2008. This makes three in a row in a three week period at just three years of age.

Bad River wins the Rend Lake Open at Jim Fornear’s Outland Ranch November 1st 2008 over a field of 28 competitors. This win re-qualifies him for the 2009 nationals at Grand Junction