The Silk Road Stakes (
Japanese シルクロードステークス) is a
Grade 3 horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
for
Thoroughbreds aged four and over, run in January over a distance of 1200 metres on turf at
Kyoto Racecourse.
The Silk Road Stakes was first run as a graded race in 1996 with Grade 3 status, and has held on to that status ever since.
Past winners
*The 2021, 2022, and 2023 races took place at
Chukyo Racecourse.
Previous Silk Road Stakes
From 1989 to 1995, a listed race of the same name was held at Kyoto Racecourse. The race was held over a distance of 1600m in 1989 while the race in subsequent years were held at 1200m.
See also
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Horse racing in Japan
*
List of Japanese flat horse races
References
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{{Japanese Grade III horse races
Turf races in Japan