| Ridge Wood | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bois Roussel |
| Grandsire | Vatout |
| Dam | Hanging Fall |
| Damsire | Solario |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1946 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Sledmere Stud |
| Owner | Geoffrey Smith |
| Trainer | Noel Murless |
| Record | 12: 7-1-2 |
| Earnings | £21,658 |
| Major wins | |
| Oxfordshire Stakes (1949) St Leger Stakes (1949) | |
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 124 | |
Ridge Wood (1946–1956) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1949. The colt was rejected by his prospective owner as a yearling and failed to win as a two-year-old in 1948. Even after winning five of his first six races as a three-year-old he was not regarded as a top-class performer even by his trainer, who only ran him in the St Leger when a more fancied stable companion was injured. After winning the Leger as a 14/1 outsider, Ridge Wood was defeated in his only subsequent start and was retired to stud, where he was a failure as a breeding stallion. He died at the age of ten in 1956.