Achilles of Troy, who rocketed into the ranks of top Kentucky Derby contenders with a runaway romp in the Jan. 7 Count Fleet Stakes at the Big A, will be heavily favored to duplicate that sensation… ...

Achilles of Troy should be up close, but there is plenty of pace in this compact field, including Songofthesailor and Take the Bluff, who beat Belmont Stakes winner Jazil in his last start.

And so it is that the character of Achilles, last embodied on screen by a lank-haired Brad Pitt in 2004's Troy, will this time be played by British-Ghanaian actor David Gyasi.

The connections of Achilles of Troy believe the colt hardly scratched the surface of his talent last year when he reeled off three wins in 45 days to establish himself as an early contender on the ...