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The 3-year-old sprinter Fort Hughes, winner of the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct in January, sustained fatal injuries during a workout at Belmont Park.
Fort Hughes, the promising 3-year-old sprinter who won the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct by 4 3/4 lengths, broke down during a workout Sunday morning at Belmont Park and had to be euthanized, according to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.
McLaughlin, who was in Florida, said his New York-based assistant Art Magnuson told him Fort Hughes had gone his first quarter in 24.40 seconds and was turning into the stretch of the training track when he went down, unseating exercise rider Marsha Barrs, who was reported to have been okay.