Frances Bulwark

{{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)
Scandinavian Championship {{flagicon|Denmark}}{{flagicon|Norway}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955)
Åby Stora Pris {{flagicon|Sweden}} (1950)
Gran Premio delle Nazioni {{flagicon|Italy}} (1952)
Elitloppet {{flagicon|Sweden}} (1953)

|awards=

|honours=

|updated=2009-03-17}}

Frances Bulwark (born 5 April 1945{{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}}) was a Swedish Standardbred racing trotter and brood mare by Bulwark out of Frances Great by Kaffir Axworthy.{{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}}

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).{{cite web|url=http://www.qhurth.com/trav/lopp/skandinaviska.htm|title=Nordiskt mästerskap|work=qhurth.com|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-03-17}} At the end of her career, the mare had earned SEK591,420. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.stalltz.se/nordin/|title=Stall T.Z. / Sören Nordin|work=stalltz.se|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-03-17}}