As expected, heavy favorites Blackhawk Zette (1-9) and Usain Hanover (6-5) subdued overmatched competition, each winning a split in Thursday's $55,550 Keystone Classic for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Fresh off a third-place finish to national star T C I in the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship, Blackhawk Zette had an opportunity to drop in third from the gate in the Keystone Classic, but neither he nor driver Matt Kakaley was interested in an early seat. Instead, the son of Cantab Hall-Zette Starlet powered to the point before yielding it to the first-over Ordained. In the final turn, Blackhawk Zette exploded past Ordained and defeated him by 2 3/4 lengths in 1:53 3/5. Longshot Thaler Hanover rallied for show. "Honestly, I didn't think it really mattered what I did with him as long as I didn't get him in a bad spot where he was trapped in," Kakaley said. "He's up there (with the best in his division). He tries, and he's beautiful to drive." Blackhawk Zette now boasts a lifetime bankroll of $260,079 for trainer Robert Baggitt Jr. and owner J.L. Sadowsky LLC. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Usain Hanover, who finished second in that PASS final, trotted patiently in third until Dave Palone sent him first-up after the leader Green Pastures. The Bar Hopping-Up Front Hotsey gelding cleared in a heartbeat and downed Activation - under wraps - by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:53 4/5. Going Green finished third. "He's coming out of sire stakes company, and this was probably a softening for him," Palone said. "I thought if I could sit two turns, we were probably in good shape. I never removed his ear plugs; he was shut down late. He's a fresh horse for this late in the season." Nifty Norman conditions Usain Hanover, who boosted his career earnings to $195,589, for Enzed Racing Stable Inc. Ronnie Wrenn Jr. piloted three winners on the 13-race card, giving him seven victories over the last two days. Friday's program at The Meadows features a $54,750 Keystone Classic for 3-year-old filly pacers. First post is 12:45 P.M. --press release (MSOA)--