{{Short description|Swedish Standardbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox named horse |horsename= Frances Bulwark |image=Frances Bulwark & Sören Nordin Elitloppet 1953 001.jpg |caption=Frances Bulwark and Sören Nordin in 1953 |breed= Standardbred |sire= Bulwark |grandsire= Volomite |dam= Frances Great |damsire= Kaffir Axworthy |sex= Mare |foaled= 5 April 1945 |country= {{flag|Sweden}} |colour= Bay |breeder= Martin Eklund |owner= Väsby Stuteri |trainer= Sören Nordin |racerecord= 130: 80-21-12 |raceearnings= SEK591,420 |racewins=Swedish Championships {{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956)<br>Scandinavian Championship {{flagicon|Denmark}}{{flagicon|Norway}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955)<br>Åby Stora Pris {{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950)<br>Gran Premio delle Nazioni {{flagicon|Italy}} (1952)<br>Elitloppet {{flagicon|Sweden}} (1953) |awards= |honours= |updated=2009-03-17}}
'''Frances Bulwark''' (born 5 April 1945<ref name="Hästorier - Frances Bulwark, travdrottningen!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hovtramp.se/bulwark.htm|title=Hästorier - Frances Bulwark, travdrottningen!|work=hovtramp.se|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-03-17}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>) was a Swedish Standardbred racing trotter and brood mare by Bulwark out of Frances Great by Kaffir Axworthy.<ref name="The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark">{{cite web|url=http://www.blodbanken.nu/servlet/GetBBData?breed=warm&lang=eng&trotter=frances+bulwark&existing=Search|title=The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark|work=Blodbanken.nu|accessdate=2009-03-17|archive-date=2016-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227060532/http://www.blodbanken.nu/servlet/GetBBData?breed=warm&lang=eng&trotter=frances+bulwark&existing=Search|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Her most prestigious victories include six Swedish Championships (1950–51, 1953–56), five Scandinavian Championships (1950, 1952-1955), Åby Stora Pris (1950), Gran Premio delle Nazioni (1952) and Elitloppet (1953).<ref name="The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark" /><ref name="Resultat - Nordiskt mästerskap - qhurth">{{cite web|url=https://www.qhurth.com/trav/lopp/skandinaviska.htm|title=Nordiskt mästerskap|work=qhurth.com|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref> At the end of her career, the mare had earned SEK591,420.<ref name="The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark" /> Frances Bulwark was trained by successful Swedish trainer Sören Nordin, with whom the mare won 74 races, more than any other of Nordin's horses. Nordin considered Frances Bulwark to be the best among the horses he trained during his career.<ref name="Stall T.Z. / Sören Nordin">{{cite web|url=https://www.stalltz.se/nordin/|title=Stall T.Z. / Sören Nordin|work=stalltz.se|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref>
==Pedigree== {{Pedigree |name = Frances Bulwark {{flagicon|Sweden}} |f = Bulwark {{flagicon|USA}} |m = Frances Great {{flagicon|USA}} |ff = Volomite {{flagicon|USA}} |fm = Sister Guy {{flagicon|USA}} |mf = Kaffir Axworthy {{flagicon|USA}} |mm = Belle Dant {{flagicon|USA}} |fff = Peter Volo {{flagicon|USA}} |ffm = Cita Frisco {{flagicon|USA}} |fmf = Guy Axworthy {{flagicon|USA}} |fmm = Sister Bingen {{flagicon|USA}} |mff = Guy Axworthy {{flagicon|USA}} |mfm = Aurora Dillon |mmf = Peter the Great {{flagicon|USA}} |mmm = |ffff = Peter the Great {{flagicon|USA}} |fffm = Nervolo Belle {{flagicon|USA}} |ffmf = San Francisco {{flagicon|USA}} |ffmm = Mendocita {{flagicon|USA}} |fmff = Axworthy {{flagicon|USA}} |fmfm = Lillian Wilkes {{flagicon|USA}} |fmmf = Bingen {{flagicon|USA}} |fmmm = Sis Directum {{flagicon|USA}} |mfff = Axworthy {{flagicon|USA}} |mffm = Lillian Wilkes {{flagicon|USA}} |mfmf = |mfmm = |mmff = Pilot Medium {{flagicon|USA}} |mmfm = Santos {{flagicon|USA}} |mmmf = |mmmm = |}}<ref name="The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscat|Frances Bulwark}}
Category:1945 racehorse births Category:Swedish standardbred racehorses Category:Elitlopp winners