Bye Bye Russ (USA) Horse
About
Bye Bye Russ is a 4yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Todd W. Fincher. He is by American Anthem out of Two Stepper. The horse has not broken his maiden, remaining winless in 12 starts. In his most recent start at Sunland Park on 6 Jan 2026, jockey Luis A. Valenzuela took him to second place behind Speedy Money.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunland Park 06-Jan-26 1308m FIRM R3 Md $3,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.620, SP: 1.67 chased the leader on the inside early, saved ground around the turn, and kept on from there. 1st Speedy Money ( A J J Jr 121 ) 2nd Bye Bye Russ ( L A Valenzuela 121 ) 3.25L 3rd Los Tres Carnales ( O A Jr 121 ) 7.00L See full results | L A Valenzuela 54.9kg 3.25L | 2 (6) |
| Zia Park 03-Dec-25 1210m FIRM R1 Md $1,575 (of $22,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.050, SP: 4.33 raced off the pace in the inside up the backstretch, came around the bend in the two path and showed no kick. 1st Held For Ransom ( A J Jr 121 ) 2nd Rail Runner ( A Sigala 123 ) 4.50L 3rd Crossrighthands ( E Gomez 121 ) 1.75L 4th Bye Bye Russ ( L Valenzuela 121 ) 8.75L See full results | L Valenzuela 54.9kg 8.75L | 4 (6) |
| Albuquerque 09-Oct-25 1408m FIRM R4 Md $780 (of $9,360) Barrier 1, SP: 2.60 1st Be A Pro ( A J Jr 122 ) 2nd Rail Runner ( F Valdez 124 ) 0.20L 3rd American Knight ( A Medellin 122 ) 6.75L 4th Bye Bye Russ ( L Valenzuela 122 , Cd 0 ) 11.75L | L Valenzuela 55.3kg, Cd 0 11.75L | 4 (7) |
| Albuquerque 11-Sep-25 1308m FIRM R9 Md $3,120 (of $9,048) Barrier 12, SP: 2.10 1st Sapello Riddler ( E Medellin 122 ) 2nd Bye Bye Russ ( L Valenzuela 122 ) 3rd Green Is The Daddy ( R Morales 122 ) 1.50L | L Valenzuela 55.3kg | 2 (12) |
| Sunray Park 20-Apr-25 1310m R11 Race 11 $2,060 (of $10,330) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.180 prominent in the early stages, chased the pace three wide into the first turn then drifted out a path along that bend, settled into the backstretch run, saved ground to the far turn then re-rallied four wide into the lane, could not reel in the winner into the late stages and stayed on to best the rest. 1st Handmedown D'oro ( I Rosendo 123 ) 2nd Bye Bye Russ ( E Gomez 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Rail Runner ( A Sigala 123 ) 1.00L See full results | E Gomez 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| Sunland Park 04-Apr-25 1310m FIRM R5 Md (of $31,200) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:17.090, SP: 7.50 tracked four to five wide to the quarter pole, ran in pursuit six wide into upper stretch then came up empty in the drive. 1st Trafficstorm ( A Medellin 121 ) 2nd Onwithit ( M F Jr 124 ) 4.50L 3rd Be A Pro ( A J Jr 121 ) 0.50L 8th Bye Bye Russ ( C Ramos 121 ) 14.50L See full results | C Ramos 54.9kg 14.50L | 8 (10) |
| Sunland Park 21-Mar-25 1310m FIRM R10 Md $624 (of $31,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.510, SP: 10.00 tracked the early pace from the second flight, chased two wide and between runners nearing the quarter marker then lacked the needed response in the stretch. 1st Sinai ( A Medellin 124 ) 2nd Onwithit ( M F Jr 124 ) 4.75L 3rd Be A Pro ( A J Jr 121 ) 2.00L 6th Bye Bye Russ ( A Arboleda 121 ) 15.00L See full results | A Arboleda 54.9kg 15.00L | 6 (10) |
| Sunland Park 22-Feb-25 1310m R5 Race 5 $2,184 (of $31,200) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.780 tracked the early pace from the inside, saved ground to the turn, was well placed at the quarter pole and maintained an inside path to the stretch, battled into the lane then flattened out in the final sixteenth. 1st American Storm ( L Negron 121 ) 2nd American Ranger Bb ( F Amparan 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Nobody's Perfect ( M Perez 121 ) 0.50L 4th Bye Bye Russ ( C Ramos 121 ) 5.75L See full results | C Ramos 54.9kg 5.75L | 4 (8) |
| Sunland Park 17-Jan-25 1310m R1 Md $3,120 (of $31,200) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 5.00 tracked the leader on the outside through the early going, navigated the bend from the two path and chased on to the finish. 1st Short Round Bound ( F Amparan 121 ) 2nd American Ranger Bb ( M T F Jr 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Bye Bye Russ ( C Ramos 121 ) 2.50L See full results | C Ramos 54.9kg 2.50L | 3 (11) |
| Zia Park 19-Dec-24 1110m FIRM R10 Md $3,851 (of $54,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.560, SP: 3.75 raced in the middle of the pack between horses up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the four path and improved position in the lane. 1st Gamblaway ( A Arboleda 120 ) 2nd Mojica ( J M Vazquez 120 ) 2.75L 3rd King Of Country ( J Carreno 120 ) 7.50L 4th Bye Bye Russ ( C Ramos 120 ) 9.00L See full results | C Ramos 54.4kg 9.00L | 4 (10) |
| Zia Park 26-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R7 New Mexico Classic Juvenile Stakes (Stakes) $4,320 (of $149,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.450, SP: 34.00 bumped soundly with the horse to his inside at the start, raced off the pace early, came around the bend in the four path and passed tiring horses in the lane. 1st Holy Hank ( T J Hebert 120 ) 2nd He's A Genius ( M T F Jr 118 ) 4.25L 3rd Stand Up Guy ( C Ramos 118 ) 4.75L 5th Bye Bye Russ ( A J J Jr 118 ) 9.50L See full results | A J J Jr 53.5kg 9.50L | 5 (10) |
| Zia Park 12-Nov-24 1110m FIRM R4 Md $5,500 (of $54,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:06.210 was away from the gate slowly, raced off the pace up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and made up some ground in late stretch. 1st Lime Chilton ( A Medellin 120 ) 2nd Shiny Shores ( F Amparan 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Bye Bye Russ ( A J J Jr 120 ) 3.30L See full results | A J J Jr 54.4kg 3.30L | 3 (6) |