.Bronte was very close with family and it has hit them the hardest. The association will wrap its arms around them and make sure we put the right support around them to deal with this tragic event.”
Ballarat-based jockey Jaylah Kennedy paid tribute to Simpson via X. She wrote: “Sending love and light to all of Bronte’s family and friends. A familiar face around our Ballarat community who left to go out and chase her dreams. Tragic that her life has been cut so short, just heartbreaking. Fly high x.”
Rider Jett Stanley also offered his condolences to Simpson’s loved ones after winning the opening event at Mornington on Tuesday on John McArdle’s Divine Dot.
“I’d like to send my condolences, after the passing of jockey Bronte Simpson,” Stanley said. “I just want to send my love to her family and friends. It’s a challenging time. She was very young and taken too soon.”
