There was a Malibu Stakes run in January and December of the same year in 1955, 1960, 1966, and 1984.
Silver Charm drew the attention of every other rider in the $200,000 Malibu Stakes, the feature of Santa Anita's opening-day program.
Near the end of the year, Bertrando returned to compete in the Malibu Stakes, finishing third.
Silver Charm, who captivated the racing world last spring, will make his comeback in Friday's $200,000 Malibu Stakes on the opening-day program at Santa Anita.
His next start, and last of his career, came in late December in the Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park where he finished sixth.
When she captured the Malibu Stakes here on opening day, it made her the first woman ever to win a Grade I stakes in California.
At age three, he won five important races on both coasts, the last of which was the Malibu Stakes, the first leg of the Strub Series.
He returned to action on Dec. 29 and ran a close third in the Malibu Stakes.
In the Grade I Malibu Stakes, he surpassed the record time set by Spectacular Bid in 1980.
Malibu Stakes (1952)