Initial thoughts on am. pharaohs Belmont chances are that they are about like cali chrome last year. I'd love to see him win it but I think it's more likely he comes up short and gets beat by frosted or some other horse that skipped the Preakness.
I would say his chances are a good deal better than Chrome's. He seems to be getting better with every race. He has good early speed but also finishes strongly. Barbaro and the late great filly Ruffian had similar running styles. Ruffian would lead from the break and steadily widen the gap to the finish line, setting or tying a track record each time. Not saying that the two are comparable talent wise, though. Ruffian I'm sure would have whupped him. "Whupped"?