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 |
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
[edit]This is the list of placegetters for the 1868 Melbourne Cup.[5][6][1][7][3][8]
| 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) | William Field | 20/1 | 3 lengths | |
| 3 | Shenandoah | Aged m | Thomas Pullar | 7 st 5 lb (46.7 kg) | Stephen Mahon | 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) | Edward Lee | 25/1 | ||
| N/a | Bylong | 5y h | T. Bennett | 7 st 7 lb (47.6 kg) | John Tait | Edward 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 | Harry Tothill | 8 st 3 lb (52.2 kg)[c] | Thomas Joseph 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) | Sam 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] | James 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 | William John 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 | Thomas Joseph 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
[edit]First prize £1190, second prize £50, third prize £20.[1]
See also
[edit]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "1867 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersguide.identika.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Victoria Racing Club Spring Meeting". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 5 November 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d "The Melbourne Spring Meeting of 1868". The Argus. 6 November 1868. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Victoria Racing Club - Melbourne Spring Meeting (The Cup Day)". The Australasian. 7 November 1868. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Cavanough, Maurice (1978). The Melbourne Cup (8 ed.). p. 445. ISBN 0727004859.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup Winners - 1861-1880". Victoria Racing Club. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Reubertstein. The History of the Melbourne Cup from 1861 to 1894 (1895 ed.). Melbourne, Australia: James J. Miller. pp. 16–17.
External links
[edit]- 1868 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com
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