She was sired by the Val de l'Orne, a multiple stakes winner in France including the Group One Prix du Jockey Club.
La Lorgnette's dam was The Temptress, a daughter of the 1970 British Triple Crown champion Nijinsky who was also bred at Windfields Farm.
In the ensuing Prince of Wales Stakes at the Fort Erie Racetrack, the two horses reversed their position.
She is best known for producing Hawk Wing who was bred at John G. Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington, Kentucky.
Hawk Wing was the top two-year-old of 2001 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and a winner of three Group One races.