1868 Melbourne Cup

1868 Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse
Date	5 November 1868
Distance	2 miles
Winning horse	Glencoe
Winning time	3:42.00
Final odds	10/1
Jockey	Charles Stanley
Trainer	John Tait
Owner	John Tait
Surface	Turf
Attendance	25,000
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The 1868 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 5 November 1868. ^[1]

This year was the eighth running of the Melbourne Cup.

Following nominations, 32 runners declared for the race, ^[2] but there were a number of scratching on race day which saw the field reduced to 24 horses. Previous year's winner Sydney Tim Whiffler was brought back by owner/trainer Etienne de Mestre and would start the race as favourite ahead of Little Fish and Ragpicker. Barwon, racing in their fifth Melbourne Cup race led the field past the grandstand to the first turn followed by stablemate Shenandoah and Little Fish. ^[3] Extending their lead down the back straight, Barwon set the pace before being overtaken by Shenandoah who was joined at the front by Glencoe. At the final turn, Glencoe looked to have the race under control until a late gallop by Strop saw the final margin of victory at one length. Shenandoah came in third ahead of Tim Whiffler and Smolensko. ^[3]

Glencoe's win was John Tait's second Melbourne Cup win after his horse The Barb won in 1866. It was the third year in a row that a Sydney-trained horse had won the race. ^{[3] [4]}

Full results

This is the list of placegetters for the 1868 Melbourne Cup. ^{[5] [6] [1] [7] [3]}

Place	Horse	Age Gender	Jockey	Weight	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Margin
1	Glencoe	4y h	Charles Stanley	9 st 1 lb (57.6 kg)	John Tait	John Tait	10/1	1 length
2	Strop	Aged g	Walsh	7 st 10 lb (49.0 kg)		Mr W. Field	20/1	3 lengths
3	Shenandoah	Aged m	Thomas Pullar	7 st 5 lb (46.7 kg)		John Cleeland	15/1
4	Sydney Tim Whiffler	6y h	J. Kean	10 st 4 lb (65.3 kg)	Etienne de Mestre	Etienne de Mestre	5/2 fav.
5	Smolensko	Aged h	D. Mitchell	6 st 13 lb (44.0 kg) [a]		Mr J. Haimes	33/1
—N/a	Seagull	5y m	Bobby Waterman	8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg)		Patrick Keighran	33/1
—N/a	Stumpy	Aged g	George Donnelly	8 st 0 lb (50.8 kg)		Patrick Keighran	20/1
—N/a	Nimblefoot	5y g	Joe Carter	7 st 12 lb (49.9 kg)		Walter Craig	33/1
—N/a	Gulnare	6y m	G. Thompson	7 st 10 lb (49.0 kg)		Mr Lee	25/1
—N/a	Bylong	5y h	T. Bennett	7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg)	John Tait	Mr Lee	20/1
—N/a	Lady Manners Sutton	5y m	J. Adderley	7 st 6 lb (47.2 kg)		Louis Lawrence Smith	20/1
—N/a	Little Fish	4y h	A. Davis	7 st 6 lb (47.2 kg)		Hurtle Fisher	4/1
—N/a	Barwon	9y h	Sullivan	7 st 5 lb (46.7 kg)		John Cleeland	50/1
—N/a	Sylvia	4y m	Atkin	7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg) [b]		Patrick Keighran	25/1
—N/a	Tasman	Aged g	Mathieson	7 st 2 lb (45.4 kg)		Mr J. Haimes	100/1
—N/a	Snip	Aged g	H. Taylor	7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg)		Mr H.W. Jellett	100/1
—N/a	Cupbearer	Aged g	H. Tothill	8 st 3 lb (52.2 kg) [c]		Mr T. Ryan	100/1
—N/a	Mary Ann	Aged m	Goodie	7 st 4 lb (46.3 kg) [d]		Mr J. Whitehead	50/1
—N/a	The Fly	4y m	William Enderson	6 st 9 lb (42.2 kg)		Mr S. Waldock	10/1
—N/a	New Chum	Aged g	T. Brown	6 st 7 lb (41.3 kg)		Mr A. Clingin	100/1
—N/a	Milesian	Aged g	Tremble	6 st 7 lb (41.3 kg)		Mr G. Carmichael	100/1
—N/a	Ragpicker	3y f	Samuel Davis	6 st 6 lb (40.8 kg) [e]		Hurtle Fisher	4/1
—N/a	Cedric	Aged g	Thomas Enderson	6 st 6 lb (40.8 kg) [f]		Mr J. Lamb	100/1
—N/a	Lantern	6y g	H. Lewis	6 st 11 lb (43.1 kg) [g]		Mr J.J. Miller	100/1
Last	Booyoolee	6y h	Row	7 st 0 lb (44.5 kg) [h]		Mr J. Lamb	100/1
SCR	Palmerston	4y h	—N/a	8 st 2 lb (51.7 kg)	—N/a	Mr W.J. Clarke	—N/a
SCR	Monkey	Aged g	—N/a	5 st 7 lb (34.9 kg)	—N/a	Mr Meekan	—N/a
SCR	The Swell	4y h	—N/a	6 st 10 lb (42.6 kg)	—N/a	Sam Waldock	—N/a
SCR	B.A.	4y h	—N/a	6 st 12 lb (43.5 kg)	—N/a	Mr H.W. Jellett	—N/a
SCR	Regalia	4y m	—N/a	7 st 5 lb (46.7 kg)	—N/a	Mr T. Ryan	—N/a
SCR	The Barb	5y h	—N/a	10 st 7 lb (66.7 kg)	—N/a	John Tait	—N/a
SCR	Boiardo	4y h	—N/a	7 st 6 lb (47.2 kg)	—N/a	Mr J. Field	—N/a
SCR	Melbourne Tim Whiffler	6y h	—N/a	8 st 2 lb (51.7 kg)	—N/a	Walter Craig	—N/a

Prizemoney

First prize £1190, second prize £50, third prize £20. ^[1]

See also

• Horses portal
• Sports portal
• Australia portal

• Melbourne Cup
• List of Melbourne Cup winners
• Victoria Racing Club

Notes

1. Was supposed to carry 6st 10lb
2. Was supposed to carry 7st 5lb
3. Was supposed to carry 6st 13lb
4. Was supposed to carry 6st 11lb
5. Was supposed to carry 6st 4lb
6. Was supposed to carry 6st 3lb
7. Was supposed to carry 6st 0lb
8. Was supposed to carry 6st 10lb

References

1. "1867 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersguide.identika.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
2. "Victoria Racing Club Spring Meeting". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 5 November 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
3. "The Melbourne Spring Meeting of 1868". The Argus. 6 November 1868. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
4. "Victoria Racing Club - Melbourne Spring Meeting (The Cup Day)". The Australasian. 7 November 1868. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
5. "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
6. Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN   0727004859.
7. "Melbourne Cup Winners - 1861-1880". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

External links

• 1868 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com