| 1888 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Date: | 6 November 1888 |
| Distance: | 2 miles |
| Winning Horse: | Mentor |
| Winning Time: | 3:30.75 |
| Final Odds: | 7/1 |
| Winning Jockey: | Mick O'Brien |
| Winning Trainer: | Walter Hickenbotham |
| Winning Owner: | Donald Smith Wallace |
| Surface: | Turf |
| Attendance: | 100,000 |
| Previous: | 1887 |
| Next: | 1889 |
The 1888 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1888.[1]
This year was the twenty-eighth running of the Melbourne Cup. This year the VRC lifted the sweepstakes for the Melbourne Cup making the Cup the most valuable race in the world at the time. This was the first of four Melbourne Cup wins for trainor Walter Hickenbotham.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1888 Melbourne Cup.[2]
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mentor | Mick O'Brien | Walter Hickenbotham | Donald Smith Wallace |
| 2 | Tradition | T. Aspinall | ||
| 3 | The Yeoman | Robert Ramage |