Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Oct. 2

IMAGE OF JOPLIN
Trainer: Bill Spawr
Last race: Sept. 29, race 2
Finish: First by 2 3/4 lengths
Beyer: 83
After losing this gelding for $32k in March, Spawr reclaimed the nine-time winner for $16k from a soft-trip comeback win. Midlevel claiming pro handles any surface.

PEACE
Trainer: Richard Mandella
Last race: Sept. 30, race 3
Finish: Second by 4 1/2 lengths
Beyer: 76
This debut 2-year-old was void of speed, raced greenly, angled through traffic on the turn and finished with run in a solid debut. Probably wants more ground than six furlongs.

GOLDEN DOUGHNUT
Trainer: Jim Cassidy
Last race: Sept. 30, race 6
Finish: Sixth by 4 1/4 lengths
Beyer: 75
This turf allowance longshot was compromised by a kamikaze middle move, zoomed from sixth to first before he faded. Could use a drop to claiming, needs patient handling.

SOLOMINI
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: Sept. 30, race 8
Finish: Second by 7 3/4 lengths
Beyer: 87
No match for Bolt d’Oro, but this second-start colt ran well in Grade 1 route. Wide throughout, finished evenly. Curlin colt rates an upset chance in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

MAVERICKS
Trainer: Bruce Headley
Last race: Oct. 1, race 6
Finish: Fifth by 7 1/4 lengths
Beyer: 49
This debut 2-year-old broke slowly, zoomed forward to press four-wide, lost ground on the turn, and tired in deep stretch. Better than looked, follow in state-bred maiden sprint.

SHEZA CHATTYKAT
Trainer: Richard Baltas
Last race: Oct. 1, race 8
Finish: Fourth by 2 1/2 lengths
Beyer: 78
This sprint filly was unlucky. In traffic backstretch, blocked through stretch, never had a chance. Likely winner if she gets through, threat right back in first-level allowance.