The event, known as the Henry Oliver, was contested over four divisions, with Wuthering Hanover, Salutation Hanover and Whata Hustler taking the other splits.

Dave Palone enjoyed a driving triple in the stake with Knoxtrot Hall, Salutation Hanover and Whata Hustler.

Knoxtrot Hall began his career with a second-place finish in a baby race.

Since then, he has tasted nothing but victory, including wins in divisions of the Reynolds and the Tompkins-Geers.

In the Henry Oliver, Palone sent him to the front, and the son of Broadway Hall-Knox Trot never was challenged thereafter.

"Our game plan was to follow Broadwaylonghall, but when he ran leaving, we went to Plan B," Palone said.

"I let him trot the last turn and he took off."

Rembrandt Spur was second by two lengths, with Valiance well back in third. Linda Toscano trains Knoxtrot Hall for Richard Gutnick.

Wuthering Hanover got to know most of The Meadows' racing surface, as he drifted wide down the backside while on the lead and bore our badly in the stretch.

But he was fast enough to win for David Miller in 1:59.4, 2-3/4 lengths better than Braggart. Photoforwin finished third after a long uncovered bid.

Jonas Czernyson, who trains Wuthering Hanover for Robert Rosenheim Stables, said he's perplexed by the weaving ways of the son of Andover Hall-Windswept Image.

"It's something in his head. He never does it at home," said Czernyson, who is pointing the $105,000 yearling purchase for some of the big season-end stakes.

"I trained him at home in 2:01 a week ago - straight as can be. My gut is telling me he's a good horse. Hopefully we can get him right. He had no equipment on today (to help keep him straight), so we can go home and play with that."

Salutation Hanover earned checks, but no wins, in taking on some of the division's best in such stakes as the Peter Haughton and the Harriman.

He found the Henry Oliver field to his liking, breaking his maiden with a front-end victory in 1:59.3, a length ahead of the pocket-sitting NF Quotable. Y-Dat was an even third.

"Since the first time I sat behind him, he's been a total professional," Palone said.

"He does everything right, a pleasure to drive. He's raced the best colts in the country and represented himself well. Nice to see him find a spot where he could get a record."

Mickey Burke trains the son of Andover Hall for the partnership of Burke, Ringer, Baldachino and Scharf. (The Meadows)