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Bad Kompany Breaks Maiden In $50,000 Mountain Top QH Juvenile Sunday
Bad Kompany (#8), under jockey Jose Ortiz, defeating Daddys Mony (#1) in the $50,000 Mountain Top QH Juvenile Sunday at Ruidoso Downs.

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Bad Kompany Breaks Maiden In $50,000 Mountain Top QH Juvenile Sunday

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JUNE 20, 2021—Owned-and trained by Fred Danley, Bad Kompany broke his maiden with a neck win over Daddys Mony in the $50,000 Mountain Top QH Juvenile held Sunday at Ruidoso Downs for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds.

Bad Kompany brushed at the break then drifted in under jockey Jose Ortiz while completing the 350 yards in :17.820 seconds, equaling an 87 speed index into a 4 mph crosswind.

The son of multiple stakes sire Jesse James Jr entered the Mountain Top QH Juvenile off a third-place effort in the June 4th trials. The $21,483 winner's purse boosted his earing to $22,083 from two starts. Also bred by Danley, Bad Kompany is out of the Southern Corona mare Ofashionsoutherngirl.

Julie Schoenhofer and Maricela Vasquez' Daddys Mony earned $9,207 for finishing second. Albert Valles trains the daughter of leading New Mexico Big Daddy Cartel from the Jesses James Jr mare Jenna James. Jockey Adrian Ramos rode the $34,000 Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Sale graduate. MJ Farms is the breeder.

La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC's Ms Flashin Ivory finished half-a-length back to pick up $5,115 for third. Trainer Manuel Rodriguez named jockey Luis Martinez to ride the $38,000 Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Sale graduate. Mike Abraham and Grant Farms bred the First Moonflash filly from the Ivory James mare Special Dark Ivory.

Josiahs Bay, Jm Money Maker, Wine Dont Lie, Daddys Last Straw, Daddies Wish and Wish Bigg completed the field.

Racing continues next Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Ruidoso Downs with the Mountain Top TB Futurity and the Rita Danley Distaff Stakes being featured on Saturday’s card. Post time is 1:00 PM each day.

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