Frances Bulwark

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	5 April 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 5 April 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

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

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References

^ "Hästorier - Frances Bulwark, travdrottningen!". hovtramp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17. ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark". Blodbanken.nu. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
^ "Nordiskt mästerskap". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17.
^ "Stall T.Z. / Sören Nordin". stalltz.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17.

External links

[Hästorier_-_Frances_Bulwark,_travdrottningen!-1] "Hästorier - Frances Bulwark, travdrottningen!". hovtramp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17. ^{[dead link]}

[The_Blood_Bank_-_Pedigree_-_Frances_Bulwark-2] "The Blood Bank - Pedigree - Frances Bulwark". Blodbanken.nu. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2009-03-17.

[Resultat_-_Nordiskt_mästerskap_-_qhurth-3] "Nordiskt mästerskap". qhurth.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17.

[Stall_T.Z._/_Sören_Nordin-4] "Stall T.Z. / Sören Nordin". stalltz.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-03-17.

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