MIKE de  Kock jetted to  Melbourne, Australia, on Friday  to attend the 2013 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

Jessica Slack, on the spot, mailed us this photo of Mike, Jehan Malherbe and Dean Kannemeyer looking at one of the lots on offer.

Melbourne Premier is well known as the source of outstanding sprinters Black Caviar, Sacred Kingdom, Starspangledbanner, Weekend Hussler and Ortensia.

The introduction of a “Blue Riband” session in 2013 is set to enhance Melbourne Premier’s exceptional record of also producing outstanding middle-distance and staying types, such as Pinker Pinker, Fields Of Omagh, Littorio, Hollow Bullet, Arapaho Miss and South African Horse of the Year Igugu.