Ridgewood Stables, LLC is a premier thoroughbred breeding and foaling operation. Established by John and Holly Mathis in 2009.

John has been involved with horses since youth. From occasionally helping his Grandpa take care of race horses as a young boy, to participating in rodeos during high school and college, and now the breeding and foaling operation. Holly has been a horse owner for most of her life and earned a four year Bachelor of Science in Equine Animal Science from Southern Illinois University (2004). While working at Lone Cedar Farm, a racehorse breeding and training facility, she decided she wanted her own business.

Throughout the process of establishing Ridgewood Stables we came across several friends and family interested in owning a racehorse. After extensive research, meetings with bloodstock agents, other race horse owners, attorneys, and interviewing many different trainers, in the summer of 2010 we were ready to set up our first race horse partnership. Partnership #1 turned out to be a great success, from winning the Neuner Memorial at Churchill Downs, to being in an opening race for the 2010 Breeders Cup, to racing in Miami, and a nice financial gain overall! From there we have decided to open the doors a little wider, with the purchase of a few good two year olds in training.

Unlike most racing partnership companies, Ridgewood has no management fees or mark ups. Our share costs are as much as any of the other partners. With most partnership companies you can expect to pay as much as a 120% mark up on the horse, monthly management fees, mark ups on training and vet fees, along with a fee when the horse wins.

Ridgewood, like most of our partners, has the dream of someday owning that “Home Run Horse”. However, we are mainly in this for the opportunity to participate in one of the most prestiges, exciting sports in the world, “The Sport of Kings”.