Nyquist Fig Question?

[SoCalMan2]

TGJB Wrote:
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> Figures for Smarty and Nyquist are available. If
> anyone can remember anyone else who ran in Slews
> Derby without looking it up I will be seriously
> impressed.

I cannot remember who was in his Derby, but I do remember that Cormorant was a serious new shooter in the Preakness that people really thought had a chance.

[KeithB]

Wasn\'t that the \"Dusty\" Derby?
Run Dusty and Bob\'s Dusty

[kencbs]

I vaguely recall a horse named Sanhedrin.  I think he finished 3rd in at least 1 of them.

[Tavasco]

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.

History Of Florida Derby (Wikipedia)

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.

Slow Ones      
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

Windy Ones
2015 1:52:30

Fast Ones
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

A Couple  Times Comparable To Nyquist
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 @5² but later won the Kentucky Derby with a 4²

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 individual horse would you take against him. I\'ll reserve judgement until Covello rings in at the last hour.