In my search for Florida Derby winners slower than Nyquist, I wandered across the history of Florida Derby winners. Sheesh, the list is indeed impressive.

[color=#0033CC][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Derby]History Of Florida Derby (Wikipedia)[/url][/color]

Since the Florida Derby began in 1952, there were no TG #'s for a few decades. Undaunted however, here are a few of the fast and slow ones by the clock.

[b]Slow Ones [/b]
1954 Correlation Bill Shoemaker Noble Threewitt Robert Lytle 1:55.20
1955 Nashua Eddie Arcaro Jim Fitzsimmons Belair Stud 1:53.20
1953 Money Broker Alfred Popara Vester Wright G. & G. Stable 1:53.80
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Windy Ones[/b]
2015 1:52:30

[b]Fast Ones[/b]
1957 Gen. Duke Bill Hartack Horace Jones Calumet Farm 1:46.80 (equaled world record at the time)
1978 Alydar Jorge Velasquez John Veitch Calumet Farm 1:47.00
1959 Easy Spur Bill Hartack Paul Kelley Spring Hill Farm 1:47.20

[b]A Couple Times Comparable To Nyquist[/b]
2006 Barbaro Edgar Prado Michael Matz Lael Stables 1:49.01
2003 Empire Maker Jerry Bailey Robert Frankel Juddmonte Farms 1:49.05
1958 Tim Tam Bill Hartack Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1:49.20

After an abbreviated TG # search the only FL Derby winner (I found) slower than Nyquist on the TG scale was Swale @5[sup]2[/sup] but later won the Kentucky Derby with a 4[sup]2[/sup]

Richee regarding the fact that he has only raced a sum total of 2 miles as a three year old. That may be the single largest obstacle to his winning the derby (smile) or his connections are being ultra conservative. A similar criticism of AP last season.

For some, he's an enigma. But which [u]individual[/u] horse would you take against him. I'll reserve judgement until Covello rings in at the last hour.