Stolin Train, under jockey Francisco Linan, broke her maiden in the $34,900 Wyoming Futurity Sunday afternoon at Wyoming Downs.

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EVANSTON, WY—AUGUST 19, 2018—The final Quarter Horse stakes race of the 2018 Wyoming Downs meet went to Stolin Train, the upset winner of Sunday’s $34,900 Wyoming Futurity.

Stolin Train and Francisco Linan broke on top from the inside and maintained their lead to the wire to win the 350-yard final in 17.747 and earn a 90 speed index.

Stolin Train ($31.20) defeated post-time favorite and fastest qualifier Femme Fatalia by a half-length. This was only the second career start for the 2-year-old gelded son of Desirio; he debuted in his trial for the Wyoming Futurity on August 4. He finished second in his trial, beaten a half-length by Mighty B Royal, who has won three of his four lifetime starts and qualified for the $110,000 Cowboy State Futurity this summer at Energy Downs.

Stolin Train is trained by Scott Goodrich for owner Albert Sacco. He was bred in Utah by The Running A LLC, out of Stoli Girl, by Stoli. Stoli Girl’s dam, Go for the Diamonds, was a graded stakes winner at Wyoming Downs.

Femme Fatalia and Cordarelton Benn chased but could not catch the winning duo. The post-time favorite is a 2-year-old filly by Favorite Cartel who had won her trial, the first of five for the final, and finished second by a neck in the $92,000 Beehive Futurity in South Jordan. She won her trial for the Beehive, also her debut, impressively by two lengths.

Femme Fatalia has two wins and two second-place finishes in her four career starts and has earned $26,159 for trainer Glade Van Tassell and owner Melody Olsen. She was bred in California by Steve Burns, DVM, out of Kool Kue Chick, by Chicks Beduino.

In third by a head was Louisiana Ez and Raymundo Torres for trainer Diana Garfas and owners Dennis Jensen and Randy Young. Louisiana Ez won her trial and was the second fastest qualifier overall.

Bred in Texas by Jorge Haddad, Louisiana Ez is by The Louisiana Cartel and is out of the Newarco mare Newarcos Bambina. Boasting more experience than many in the field, the filly made her sixth lifetime start on Sunday and had previously qualified for two other stakes: the $77,000 Hadley/Giles Memorial Futurity at Weber and the John Deere Sandy Downs Juvenile Challenge.

Completing the field were Mighty B Royal, Heztwoforthedough, Cir Home Run Kyz, Sheza Vital Secret, Bk Talazar and Locomotion Girl.