# Frances Bulwark

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{{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](/source/Standardbred)
|sire= [Bulwark](/source/Bulwark_(horse))
|grandsire= [Volomite](/source/Volomite)
|dam= [Frances Great](/source/Frances_Great)
|damsire= [Kaffir Axworthy](/source/Kaffir_Axworthy)
|sex= [Mare](/source/Mare)
|foaled= 5 April 1945
|country= {{flag|Sweden}}
|colour= [Bay](/source/Bay_(colour))
|breeder= Martin Eklund
|owner= Väsby Stuteri
|trainer= [Sören Nordin](/source/S%C3%B6ren_Nordin)
|racerecord= 130: 80-21-12 
|raceearnings= SEK591,420
|racewins=[Swedish Championships](/source/Swedish_Championship_(trotting)) {{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956)<br>[Scandinavian Championship](/source/Scandinavian_Championship) {{flagicon|Denmark}}{{flagicon|Norway}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955)<br>[Åby Stora Pris](/source/%C3%85by_Stora_Pris) {{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950)<br>[Gran Premio delle Nazioni](/source/Gran_Premio_delle_Nazioni) {{flagicon|Italy}} (1952)<br>[Elitloppet](/source/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](/source/standardbred_horse) racing trotter and brood mare by [Bulwark](/source/Bulwark_(horse)) out of [Frances Great](/source/Frances_Great) by [Kaffir Axworthy](/source/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](/source/Swedish_Championship_(trotting)) (1950–51, 1953–56), five [Scandinavian Championships](/source/Scandinavian_Championship_(trotting)) (1950, 1952-1955), [Åby Stora Pris](/source/%C3%85by_Stora_Pris) (1950), [Gran Premio delle Nazioni](/source/Gran_Premio_delle_Nazioni) (1952) and [Elitloppet](/source/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](/source/mare) had earned SEK591,420.<ref name="The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark" /> Frances Bulwark was trained by successful Swedish trainer [Sören Nordin](/source/S%C3%B6ren_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

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