Elm Stakes

The Elm Stakes (Japanese エルムステークス) is a Grade 3 horse race for Thoroughbreds aged three and over, run in August over a distance of 1700 metres on dirt at Sapporo Racecourse.

It was first run in 1990 and has held Grade 3 status since 1996. The first seven editions of the race took place at Hakodate Racecourse and it was also run at that track in 2013. The 2009 contest took place over 1800 metres at Niigata Racecourse

Earlier winners

 * 1996 - Kyoto City
 * 1997 - Battle Line
 * 1998 - Taiki Sherlock
 * 1999 - Nihon Pillow Jupiter