The ‘best racehorse in the world,’ Sea The Stars will be on the racetrack three more times this season, according to his trainer John Oxx.

The 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and Coral Eclipse winner has now been rated as the best on the planet on official ratings and the trainer has admitted he would like to use him relatively sparingly. 

With a decision still yet to be made about the participation of the three-year-old in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week, his trainer said:"I'll talk to the owner in the next couple of days and then we'll decide where we go next with him, but he's fine - he's fresh and well."

He continued: "We'll make the decision based on plans for the rest of the year as we are looking at running him three more times.

"That would be six races in six months which is a fair old schedule for a horse running at Group One level every time.

"We have to decide whether to give him another quick race after running a very fast time in the Eclipse, whether you'd run him again three weeks later bearing in mind you have the plan to run him three more times - that is what we have to consider.  We'll make a decision in the next few days.

"The whole point about missing the King George is so we can take our foot off the pedal with him with regards to his work and prolong his well-being to the end of the year.

"There is no point putting all our eggs in the Arc basket as in the last 16 years only four have been run on good ground.

"At a risk of sounding like Aidan O'Brien all the options are open to him because he has won Group Ones over a mile, 10 furlongs and a mile and a half."

Sea The Stars is currently a best priced 4/6 with VCBet for the King George and 5/1with the same company for L’arc De Triomphe.