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.

Place	Horse	Age Gender	Jockey	Weight	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Margin
1	Glencoe	4y h	Charles Stanley		John Tait	John Tait	10/1	1 length
2	Strop	Aged g	Walsh			William Field	20/1	3 lengths
3	Shenandoah	Aged m	Thomas Pullar		Stephen Mahon	John Cleeland	15/1	-
4	Sydney Tim Whiffler	6y h	J. Kean		Etienne de Mestre	Etienne de Mestre	5/2	-
5	Smolensko	Aged h	D. Mitchell			Mr J. Haimes	33/1	-
	Seagull	5y m	Bobby Waterman			Patrick Keighran	33/1	-
	Stumpy	Aged g	George Donnelly			Patrick Keighran	20/1	-
	Nimblefoot	5y g	Joe Carter			Walter Craig	33/1	-
	Gulnare	6y m	G. Thompson			Edward Lee	25/1	-
	Bylong	5y h	T. Bennett		John Tait	Edward Lee	20/1	-
	Lady Manners Sutton	5y m	J. Adderley			Louis Lawrence Smith	20/1	-
	Little Fish	4y h	A. Davis			Hurtle Fisher	4/1	-
	Barwon	9y h	Sullivan			John Cleeland	50/1	-
	Sylvia	4y m	Atkin			Patrick Keighran	25/1	-
	Tasman	Aged g	Mathieson			Mr J. Haimes	100/1	-
	Snip	Aged g	H. Taylor			Mr H.W. Jellett	100/1	-
	Cupbearer	Aged g	Harry Tothill			Thomas Joseph Ryan	100/1	-
	Mary Ann	Aged m	Goodie			Mr J. Whitehead	50/1	-
	The Fly	4y m	William Enderson			Sam Waldock	10/1	-
	New Chum	Aged g	T. Brown			Mr A. Clingin	100/1	-
	Milesian	Aged g	Tremble			Mr G. Carmichael	100/1	-
	Ragpicker	3y f	Samuel Davis			Hurtle Fisher	4/1	-
	Cedric	Aged g	Thomas Enderson			Mr J. Lamb	100/1	-
	Lantern	6y g	H. Lewis			James J. Miller	100/1	-
Last	Booyoolee	6y h	Row			Mr J. Lamb	100/1	-
	Palmerston	4y h				William John Clarke		-
	Monkey	Aged g				Mr Meekan		-
	The Swell	4y h				Sam Waldock		-
	B.A.	4y h				Mr H.W. Jellett		-
	Regalia	4y m				Thomas Joseph Ryan		-
	The Barb	5y h				John Tait		-
	Boiardo	4y h				Mr J. Field		-
	Melbourne Tim Whiffler	6y h				Walter Craig		-

Prizemoney

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