SEA THE STARS joined the equine greats by becoming the first in history to complete the Guineas-Derby-Arc treble with a stunning victory in the Qatar Prix de’l Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp yesterday.

A horse has to be pretty special for John Oxx to run him in the Derby, and Sea The Stars certainly passes the test, judging by the public thoughts of the master.

AN eight-year-old girl has become the fifth confirmed death from bird flu in Vietnam, the World Health Organisation said yesterday as Asia went on alert against the chicken-borne virus.