Silk Road Stakes
The Silk Road Stakes is a Grade 3 horse race in Japan 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
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.| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1989 | Shiyono Roman | 4 | Yutaka Take | Hozumi Shono | 1:35.7 |
| 1990 | Eiko Caesar | 5 | Yutaka Take | Isao Yasuda | 1:10.9 |
| 1991 | Meisho Machina | 4 | Yoshiyasu Tajima | Nao Takahashi | 1:09.9 |
| 1992 | Yuki Top Run | 4 | Yutaka Take | Masaru Sayama | 1:09.4 |
| 1993 | Yuki Top Run | 5 | Hiroshi Kawachi | Masaru Sayama | 1:09.5 |
| 1994 | Gold Mountain | 5 | Koichi Tsunoda | Masaru Sayama | 1:08.8 |
| 1995 | Gold Mountain | 6 | Shigehiko Kishi | Masaru Sayama | 1:07.9 |