La Lorgnette
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| La Lorgnette | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Val de l'Orne |
| Grandsire | Val de Loir |
| Dam | The Temptress |
| Damsire | Nijinsky |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1982 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | E. P. Taylor |
| Owner | Windfields Farm |
| Trainer | Macdonald Benson |
| Record | 19: 5-8-2 |
| Earnings | $488,610 |
| Major wins | |
| Natalma Stakes (1984) Canadian Oaks (1985) Canadian Classic Race wins: Queen's Plate (1985) | |
| Awards | |
| Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Filly (1985) | |
| Honours | |
| La Lorgnette Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack | |
La Lorgnette (foaled 1982 in Ontario) is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
A giant sized filly at 17.1 hands, she was bred and raced by E. P. Taylor's Windfields Farm. She was sired by the Val de l'Orne, a multiple stakes winner in France including the Group One Prix du Jockey Club. Val de L'Orne's sire was Val de Loir, the Leading sire in France for three straight years between 1973 and 1975. La Lorgnette's dam was The Temptress, a daughter of the 1970 British Triple Crown champion Nijinsky who was also bred at Windfields Farm. She was trained by Macdonald Benson.