Facteur Cheval is the best of two winners from the first three named foals out of the unraced Jawlaat (Shamardal), a half-sister to the multiple Group winner Tantheem (Teofilo), who won three Group 3 races in France.

Second dam Riqa (Dubawi) won twice and was Listed-placed. She is a half-sister to the sire Motamarris (Le Havre), a Listed winner in France placed at Group 1 level, and to the Listed-placed Saraaba (New Approach).

Third dam Thamarat (Anabaa), a Listed-placed winner, is the grandam of the sire Santiago (Authorized), winner of the Gr.1 Irish Derby, of La Joconde (Frankel), twice placed at Group 1 level, and of the Group 3 winners Glounthaune (Kodiac) and Grosvenor Square (Galileo), both also Group 2-placed.

This is the family of the multiple Group 1 winner and sire Tamayuz (Nayef) and of Eshaada (Muhaarar), winner of the Gr.1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. The fifth dam of Jawlaat, Allegretta (Lombard), produced King's Best (Kingmambo), winner of the Gr.1 2000 Guineas in 2000, and Urban Sea (Miswaki), winner of the Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1993 and dam of Galileo and Sea The Stars.

Jawlaat has a yearling colt by Sottsass.