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Oldest-living Kentucky Derby jockey found safe after being reported missing

Posted at 10:45 AM, Sep 13, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-13 10:45:26-04

(WNYT) - The oldest-living Kentucky Derby winning jockey has been found safe after being reported missing.

According to WNYT, David Erb, 95, has been reported missing Thursday. Erb suffers from dementia. He was located in Queens and authorities say he is healthy and safe.

Erb won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1956 with the horse Needles.