Del Mar, CA -- (Sports Network) - Well Armed, third in the Dubai World Cup, heads a field of 10 older thoroughbreds for Saturdays $300,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar. The 1 1/16 mile race gives the winner an automatic pass into the 2008 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile as part of the "Win and You're In" program.

The San Diego also serves as the local prep for the $1 million Pacific Classic on Sunday, August 24. Not entered in the San Diego is 2007 Pacific Classic winner Student Council who is training at Saratoga. The six-year-old, however, is expected to be at Del Mar on August 24.

"Our goal is to win back-to-back runnings of the Pacific Classic," said owner Millennium Farms' Ro Parra. "Tinners Way and Skimming did it, and the way Student Council is training, we plan to give it a try, too. If conditions are right, we may run him first in the Whitney (July 26 at Saratoga), with the end of season goal being the Breeders' Cup Classic at Oak Tree."

Well Armed, trained by Eoin Harty for WinStar Farms, will be making his first start since his third-place result behind Curlin in Dubai. Earlier this year the five-year-old gelding defeated Heatseeker in the San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita and was second in the San Pasqual behind Zappa and ahead of Heatseeker.

Aaron Gryder will again be in the saddle and the pair will start from post six. Well Armed has career earnings of $850,803 with four wins in 16 career starts.

Highly regarded Surf Cat returns to Del Mar after 11 months. Second in the Pat O'Brien Handicap in his lone local start of 2007, Surf Cat is coming off a third-place finish in the Californian behind Heatseeker and Tiago. In April he notched his second straight in Hollywood Parks Mervyn LeRoy Handicap,

The six-year-old is trained by Bruce Headley and will be ridden by David Flores from post two. Surf Cat has won nine of 19 lifetime starts for $955,420.

Two years ago Magnum went off as a solid 9-2 pick in the Pacific Classic before finishing seventh to Lava Man. After missing all of 2007, the seven- year-old has posted three consecutive fourth-place results this year.

Owned by Herrick Racing and trained by Darrell Vienna, Magnum has drawn post four with Martin Pedroza riding.

In 2006 Magnum was second in the Santa Anita and Oaklawn Handicaps and won the Lone Star Park Handicap. He has career earnings of $681,249 with five wins in 23 starts.

Here is the complete field for the 67th edition of the San Diego Handicap: Mostocolli Mort, Tyler Baze; Surf Cat, David Flores; Rebellion, Rafael Bejarano; Magnum, Martin Pedroza; Racketeer, Corey Nakatani; Well Armed, Aaron Gryder; Global Hunter, Mike Smith; Tall Texan, Victor Espinoza; You Got Me Rocking, Joel Rosario and Mr. Napper Tandy, Joe Talamo.

The San Diego will be shown on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. (et).