Asuncion Pineyrua is a professional racehorse photographer dedicated to snapping the world's speediest stallions.
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Pictured is Frankel -- Pineyrua's favorite horse to photograph -- who was adjudged the world's highest-rated racehorse in 2011.
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Ridden by jockey Tom Queally and trained by Henry Cecil, Frankel went unbeaten in all 14 races of his career.
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Sea the Stars is an Irish thoroughbred distantly related to Frankel.
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He recorded wins at some of the most prestigious races in the world, including the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
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Photographing horses is tricky business. Pineyrua tells CNN how horses "start losing their minds" after half an hour. The challenge is to shoot them while they're relaxed.
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She tries to bring out the "muscular" quality of a racehorse -- the end result being "more like a sculpture" than a photograph.
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But you have to be patient -- it can sometimes take days or even weeks to capture the perfect angle.
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Bated Breath raced from 2010-2012, gaining six wins in European flat races.
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He is the sire of Dansili (pictured,) whose most notable victory came in France at the Prix du Muguet in 2000.
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France-born Champs Elysees was victorious at the Canadian International Stakes in 2009.
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In 2011, So You Think won more prize money in Britain and Ireland than any other horse -- including Frankel.
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He enjoys a shower by the stables.
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You can see the full range of Pineyrua's work here.
