Possible second coming of Frankel may be overshadowed by another major US story

With only a matter of days remaining in 2021, two significant events took place in US racing that you will likely be reading about plenty more in 2022.

The more exciting of the two came at Santa Anita on Sunday, when Flightline produced the standout performance of the year on the dirt when flattening his rivals in the Grade 1 Malibu Stakes.

Without any noticeable effort, Flightline stretched further and further clear in the home straight, with rider Flavien Prat taking a lengthy look over his shoulder to check for non-existent dangers.