Frances Bulwark (born 5 April 1945 ) was a Swedish Standardbred racing trotter and brood mare by

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out of Frances Great by Kaffir Axworthy. 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 Elitloppet (literally: "The Elite Race") or Solvallas Internationella Elitlopp is an annual, invitational Group One harness event that has taken place at Solvalla Racetrack in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1952. The competition is regarded as one ...

(1953). At the end of her career, the

mare A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than f ...

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.

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{{commonscat, Frances Bulwark Swedish standardbred racehorses Elitlopp winners