Frances Bulwark

Frances Bulwark

Frances Bulwark and Sören Nordin in 1953
Breed	Standardbred
Sire	Bulwark
Grandsire	Volomite
Dam	Frances Great
Maternal grandsire	Kaffir Axworthy
Sex	Mare
Foaled	April 5, 1945
Country	Sweden
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Martin Eklund
Owner	Väsby Stuteri
Trainer	Sören Nordin
Record
130: 80-21-12
Earnings
SEK591,420
Major wins
Swedish Championships (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956) Scandinavian Championship (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955) Åby Stora Pris (1950) Gran Premio delle Nazioni (1952) Elitloppet (1953)
Last updated on: 2009-03-17.

Frances Bulwark (born April 5, 1945^[1]) was a Swedish standardbred racing trotter and brood mare by Bulwark out of Frances Great by Kaffir Axworthy.^[2]

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).^[2][3] At the end of her career, the mare had earned SEK591,420.^[2] 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.^[4]

Pedigree of Frances Bulwark

Sire Bulwark	Volomite	Peter Volo	Peter the Great
			Nervolo Belle
		Cita Frisco	San Francisco
			Mendocita
	Sister Guy	Guy Axworthy	Axworthy
			Lillian Wilkes
		Sister Bingen	Bingen
			Sis Directum
Dam Frances Great	Kaffir Axworthy	Guy Axworthy	Axworthy
			Lillian Wilkes
		Aurora Dillon
	Belle Dant	Peter the Great	Pilot Medium
			Santos

^[2]

References

1. "Hästorier - Frances Bulwark, travdrottningen!". hovtramp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17.
2. "The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark". Blodbanken.nu. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
3. "Nordiskt mästerskap". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17.
4. "Stall T.Z. / Sören Nordin". stalltz.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17.

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