1868 Melbourne Cup

The 1868 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Thursday, 5 November 1868.

This year was the eighth running of the Melbourne Cup.

Following nominations, 32 runners declared for the race, 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. 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.

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.

Full results This is the list of placegetters for the 1868 Melbourne Cup.

PlaceHorseAgeGenderJockeyWeightTrainerOwnerOddsMargin1Glencoe4y hCharles Stanley John TaitJohn Tait10/11 length2StropAged gWalsh William Field20/13 lengths3ShenandoahAged mThomas Pullar Stephen MahonJohn Cleeland15/14Sydney Tim Whiffler6y hJ. Kean Etienne de MestreEtienne de Mestre5/2 5SmolenskoAged hD. Mitchell Mr J. Haimes33/1Seagull5y mBobby Waterman Patrick Keighran33/1StumpyAged gGeorge Donnelly Patrick Keighran20/1Nimblefoot5y gJoe Carter Walter Craig33/1Gulnare6y mG. Thompson Edward Lee25/1Bylong5y hT. Bennett John TaitEdward Lee20/1Lady Manners Sutton5y mJ. Adderley Louis Lawrence Smith20/1Little Fish4y hA. Davis Hurtle Fisher4/1Barwon9y hSullivan John Cleeland50/1Sylvia4y mAtkin Patrick Keighran25/1TasmanAged gMathieson Mr J. Haimes100/1SnipAged gH. Taylor Mr H.W. Jellett100/1CupbearerAged gHarry Tothill Thomas Joseph Ryan100/1Mary AnnAged mGoodie Mr J. Whitehead50/1The Fly4y mWilliam Enderson Sam Waldock10/1New ChumAged gT. BrownMr A. Clingin100/1MilesianAged gTremble Mr G. Carmichael100/1Ragpicker3y fSamuel Davis Hurtle Fisher4/1CedricAged gThomas Enderson Mr J. Lamb100/1Lantern6y gH. Lewis James J. Miller100/1LastBooyoolee6y hRow Mr J. Lamb100/1Palmerston4y h William John ClarkeMonkeyAged gMr MeekanThe Swell4y hSam WaldockB.A.4y hMr H.W. JellettRegalia4y mThomas Joseph RyanThe Barb5y hJohn TaitBoiardo4y hMr J. FieldMelbourne Tim Whiffler6y hWalter Craig

Prizemoney First prize £1190, second prize £50, third prize £20.

1868 Melbourne Cup

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