Commanding Fashion stunned Stockyard to win the 2018 Independence Cup at Santa Rosa Park on Friday afternoon. In a closely contested race, jockey Yosenyer Serrano held off How Sweet It Is for the victory, but not by much. Stockyard had to settle for a distant third.

Earlier on Friday, Streaking Far won the 2018 running of the Oaks Stakes impressively, with River Secret coming in second and Princess Sophia placing third.