Queen's Plate 2013 Results: Winner, Payouts and Order of Finish

Longshot Midnight Aria and jockey Jesse Campbell took the 154th running of the Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

With rain falling over the track, Midnight Aria set the early pace and hung off a late-charging morning-line favorite Up With the Birds to take the 10 furlong race. 

CBC Sports' Tim Wharnsby passed along the win and some interesting tidbits: 

With the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown in the bag, Midnight Aria and trainer Nick Gonzalez will now undoubtedly turn their attention to trying and capture the second leg of the Triple Crown, which is the Prince of Wales Stakes on July 30.

Order of Finish 

Order of finish and payouts according to WoodbineEntertainment.com.

Pos.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Post
1	Midnight Aria	Jesse Campbell	Nick Gonzalez	1
2	Up With the Bird	Eurico Rosa da Silva	Malcolm Pierce	7
3	Dynamic Sky	Joel Rosario	Mark Casse	2
4	Spring in the Air	Gary Boulanger	Mark Casse	4
5	Jagger M	Shaun Bridgmohan	Mark Casse	3
6	His Race To Win	John Velazquez	Malcolm Pierce	11
7	Pyrite Mountain	Luis Contreras	Mark Frostad	10
8	Nipissing	Steve Bahen	Rachel Halden	9
9	Kaigun	Justin Stein	Mark Casse	6
10	River Seven	Todd Kabel	Nick Gonzalez	12
11	Rackman	Jim McAleney	Nick Nosowenko	8

Payouts

Horse	Win	Place	Show
1-Midnight Aria	$35.20	$13.00	$8.00
7-Up With the Birds		$3.90	$2.80
2-Dynamic Sky			$4.40

Base	Bet	Combo	Payout	Pays to -
$1.00	Exacta	1/7	$85.10
$0.20	Trifecta	1/7/2	$87.56
$0.20	Superfecta	1/7/2/4	$663.99
$0.20	Pick 3	2,5/1-13/1	$10.32	3-of-3

This was an impressive win for Midnight Aria, not just because of the way he ran the race, but considering where he came from.

Racing correspondent for The Buffalo News Gene Kershner helps explain: 

That's not a bad return on investment for owner Tucci Stables. It also helps set up for an especially euphoric celebration of victory.  

Triple Dead Heat shared this Vine from the winner's circle: 

The rain made for a fast track, and with Midnight Aria being a speed horse, the conditions played right into his strengths. 

Despite a little bumping at the start, Midnight Aria was strong right out of the gate. Kaigun was keeping the leader close, but couldn't make a real run, and soon was fading back.

Heading around the final turn, Midnight Aria looked like he was getting gassed, and the pack closed in. It looked like we were headed for a new leader. However, jockey Campbell asked his horse for a little more, and he got it. 

As the horses hit the home stretch, Midnight Aria began to pull away. Only one horse showed the closing speed to make a run at him. 

The Malcolm Pierce-trained Up With the Birds made a strong charge and got to within half of a length, but Midnight Aria just wouldn't quit. 

It all made for an exciting race and certainly set the stage for what should be a fantastic Prince of Wales Stakes.