1868 Melbourne Cup

Annual horse race in Victoria, Australia May 2022 May 2022 1868 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse 5 November 1868 2 miles Glencoe 3:42.00 10/1 Charles Stanley John Tait John Tait Turf 25,000 1867 1869 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,Victoria Racing Club Spring Meeting https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5831593/223194 16 December 2025 The Argus 5 November 1868 Melbourne, Victoria 5 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.Victoria Racing Club - Melbourne Spring Meeting (The Cup Day) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138059220/11279308 16 December 2025 The Australasian 7 November 1868 9-10 Full results This is the list of placegetters for the 1868 Melbourne Cup.1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-history/past-winners/1861-to-1870-melbourne-cup/#1868 races com au 27 May 2022Cavanough Maurice The Melbourne Cup 1978 0727004859 445 81867 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1868-melbourne-cup/ millersguide.identika.com.au 16 December 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220317040346/http://millersguide.identika.com.au/1868-melbourne-cup/ 17 March 2022Melbourne Cup Winners - 1861-1880 https://www.vrc.com.au/racing/melbourne-cup-winners-honour-roll/1861-1880/ Victoria Racing Club 5 November 2025The Melbourne Spring Meeting of 1868 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5831675/223208 16 December 2025 The Argus 6 November 1868 5-6Reubertstein The History of the Melbourne Cup from 1861 to 1894 James J. Miller Melbourne, Australia 16-17 1895 PlaceHorseAgeGenderJockeyWeightTrainerOwnerOddsMargin1Glencoe4y hCharles Stanley 9 st 1 lb kg 1 onJohn TaitJohn Tait10/11 length2StropAged gWalsh 7 st 10 lb kg 1 onWilliam Field20/13 lengths3ShenandoahAged mThomas Pullar 7 st 5 lb kg 1 onStephen MahonJohn Cleeland15/14Sydney Tim Whiffler6y hJ. Kean 10 st 4 lb kg 1 onEtienne de MestreEtienne de Mestre5/2 fav. Favourite5SmolenskoAged hD. Mitchell 6 st 13 lb kg 1 onSmolensko Was supposed to carry 6st 10lbMr J. Haimes33/1Seagull5y mBobby Waterman 8 st 0 lb kg 1 onPatrick Keighran33/1StumpyAged gGeorge Donnelly 8 st 0 lb kg 1 onPatrick Keighran20/1Nimblefoot5y gJoe Carter 7 st 12 lb kg 1 onWalter Craig33/1Gulnare6y mG. Thompson 7 st 10 lb kg 1 onEdward Lee25/1Bylong5y hT. Bennett 7 st 7 lb kg 1 onJohn TaitEdward Lee20/1Lady Manners Sutton5y mJ. Adderley 7 st 6 lb kg 1 onLouis Lawrence Smith20/1Little Fish4y hA. Davis 7 st 6 lb kg 1 onHurtle Fisher4/1Barwon9y hSullivan 7 st 5 lb kg 1 onJohn Cleeland50/1Sylvia4y mAtkin 7 st 7 lb kg 1 onSylvia Was supposed to carry 7st 5lbPatrick Keighran25/1TasmanAged gMathieson 7 st 2 lb kg 1 onMr J. Haimes100/1SnipAged gH. Taylor 7 st 0 lb kg 1 onMr H.W. Jellett100/1CupbearerAged gHarry Tothill 8 st 3 lb kg 1 onCupbearer Was supposed to carry 6st 13lbThomas Joseph Ryan100/1Mary AnnAged mGoodie 7 st 4 lb kg 1 onMaryAnn Was supposed to carry 6st 11lbMr J. Whitehead50/1The Fly4y mWilliam Enderson 6 st 9 lb kg 1 onSam Waldock10/1New ChumAged gT. Brown6 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr A. Clingin100/1MilesianAged gTremble 6 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr G. Carmichael100/1Ragpicker3y fSamuel Davis 6 st 6 lb kg 1 onRagpicker Was supposed to carry 6st 4lbHurtle Fisher4/1CedricAged gThomas Enderson 6 st 6 lb kg 1 onCedric Was supposed to carry 6st 3lbMr J. Lamb100/1Lantern6y gH. Lewis 6 st 11 lb kg 1 onLantern Was supposed to carry 6st 0lbJames J. Miller100/1LastBooyoolee6y hRow 7 st 0 lb kg 1 onBooyoolee Was supposed to carry 6st 10lbMr J. Lamb100/1SCR ScratchedPalmerston4y h8 st 2 lb kg 1 on William John ClarkeSCR ScratchedMonkeyAged g5 st 7 lb kg 1 onMr MeekanSCR ScratchedThe Swell4y h6 st 10 lb kg 1 onSam WaldockSCR ScratchedB.A.4y h6 st 12 lb kg 1 onMr H.W. JellettSCR ScratchedRegalia4y m7 st 5 lb kg 1 onThomas Joseph RyanSCR ScratchedThe Barb5y h10 st 7 lb kg 1 onJohn TaitSCR ScratchedBoiardo4y h7 st 6 lb kg 1 onMr J. FieldSCR ScratchedMelbourne Tim Whiffler6y h8 st 2 lb kg 1 onWalter Craig Prizemoney First prize £1190, second prize £50, third prize £20. See also Horses Sports Australia Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club Notes References External links 1868 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com 1868 Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Category:19th century in Melbourne Category:1860s in Melbourne