Fillies and mares have a 23% strike-rate in the Met over the past 30 years.

Imperious Sue – 1998 Gr1 J&B Met
Terrance Millard saddled Olympic Duel in 1991 and Empress Club in 1993. In 1998, the now
Australia based David Payne won it with Imperious Sue.
This century, River Jetez, whose daughter Delta Queen (#152) was selling at Wednesday’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale, won in 2010 to give Mike Bass an unmatched four consecutive Met strikes on the trot.
Mike de Kock saddled champion Igugu to win in 2012, while Alec Laird sent out Smart Call in 2016 and Justin Snaith won his first ever Met with Oh Susanna in 2018.
Can she achieve the double on Saturday?
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