The high rollers and battlers of the racing game mix and mingle in the 32nd edition of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual.

The dominant champion of recent years Sunline is farewelled; Tit For Taat is hailed as the new Horse of the Year; Lance O'Sullivan is applauded for winning his 12th jockey's premiership; a rapidly maturing Michael Walker takes a final apprentice title and records another century of wins.

All the thrills, emotion and glitz of the flat racing season are recorded and steeplechaser Golden Flare emerges with a special place in jumping history.

On the training scene Paul O'Sullivan wins his first solo premiership, Colin Jillings achieves and Ellerslie milestone and Mark Walker leads the way with his two-year-olds.

Over in Australia the Sydney and Adelaide Cups fall to New Zealand horses and transtasman trainer Graeme Rogerson provides a winning Kiwi flavour to the world's richest race for two-year-olds.

As always, the 2003 edition also includes all the vital statistics for the racing purist.

The book is available from leading bookstores or direct from Dave Bradford Publishing Ltd, P.O.Box 11-096, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand email bradford.publishing@xtra.co.nz