Springfield's Kentucky Derby horse, Magnum Moon, has been euthanized

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Magnum Moon winning the March 17 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, ridden by jockey Luis Saez. (Photo: Coady Photography)

Magnum Moon, a locally owned horse who competed in the 2018 Kentucky Derby, was euthanized on Friday in New York after a yearlong battle with laminitis.

Jacob West — the horse's racing manager — shared the news in a press release sent to the News-Leader on Friday.

Magnum Moon was owned by Robert and Lawana Low of Springfield. The horse suffered a career-ending "structural injury" during a workout in June 2018.

The press release said Magnum Moon fought a "courageous battle against all odds" to heal from multiple fractures and succumbed to the complications of…