In the early hours of Friday, 20-year-old Callie Witt, a practice rider for trainer Joe Sharp, was thrown from a horse on Keeneland’s training track.
According to officials, Witt was treated by the track’s on-site medical team before being transported to UK Hospital, where she was pronounced dead from blunt force injuries.
A Nebraska native, Witt was a student at Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
In a release, Keeneland President Shannon Arvin said the incident has left colleagues heartbroken, adding, “Our hearts and prayers go out to Callie’s family, friends, and our collective racing community at this difficult time.”
Bloodhorse reports Keeneland held a moment of silence in her honor before beginning its closing-day Friday program.
