The Silk Road Stakes (Japanese ã·ã«ã¯ãÂÂã¼ãÂÂã¹ãÂÂã¼ã¯ã¹) 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.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>The 2021, 2022, and 2023 races took place at Chukyo Racecourse.
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.