Mohaymen vs. Nyquist, Round 1 awaits in Florida Derby (The Associated Press)

The Florida Derby could not have gotten a better scenario. Undefeated horses, one from the East, one from the West, who happen to be the most highly touted members of this year’s 3-year-old class squaring off in Gulfstream Park’s signature race – a Grade 1, $1 million affair that shapes up as a dress rehearsal for the Kentucky Derby. ”You don’t get this East-West, undefeated two colts, prior to the Kentucky Derby.