RACING POST IMPRINT MOVES TO PITCH

Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

12 Oct

RACING POST IMPRINT MOVES TO PITCH

After almost 20 successful years of book publishing, from 1st November 2020, Racing Post will be commissioning Pitch Publishing to take on the key annuals, calendars and diaries, as well as one-off racing books. These will continue to be published under Racing Post and Raceform imprints and will be supported by the Racing Post newspaper.

The Racing Post online bookshop at racingpost.com will also continue to trade. It will be managed by Pitch Publishing who will continue working with the Racing Post’s expert writers and members of the publishing team.

Pitch will be producing a number of Racing Post titles for 2020 while working on new plans for 2021, so watch this space.

Mark Francis, Chief Financial Officer at Racing Post, said, "We are thrilled to be partnering with Pitch Publishing on our historic range of annual titles and horse racing books. Pitch have a great track record in sports publishing, which they have built over the past 20 years, and we know they will maintain the very high standard of publishing our readers have come to expect.

“The first titles they will publish are the 2021 Racing Post Annual, and, in time for the jumps season, Racing Post Guide to the Jumps 2020/2021 and 100 Winners: Jumpers to Follow 2020/2021. They will also be producing our ever-popular pocket diary and desk and wall calendars, all of which will feature next year's racing fixtures.”

Jane Camillin, Publisher at Pitch Publishing, added, “We are excited to be involved with Racing Post and delighted to be able to continue with some of their iconic titles to fit alongside the range of sports books we currently publish. We will be working on an exciting list of titles into 2021, and look forward to building on the imprint’s past successes.”

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— Racing Post (@RacingPost) October 15, 2020

Upcoming titles for 2020

Please note: with new ISBNs; any previous ISBNs are now obsolete

100 Winners: Jumpers to Follow 2020-2021: 9781785318313
Publication 28 October 2020

Racing Post Annual 2021: 9781785318337
Publication 30 October 2020

Racing Post Guide to the Jumps 2020-2021: 9781785318320
Publication 7 November 2020

Racing Post Wall Calendar 2021: 9781785318344
Publication 17 November 2020

Racing Post Desk Calendar 2021: 9781785318351
Publication 17 November 2020

Racing Post Pocket Diary 2021: 9781785318368
Publication 17 November 2020

Enable: Queen of the Turf: 9781785318375
Publication 29 November 2020

Ordering Information

Distribution via the Trade will switch on 1st November from Hachette to MDL but all new autumn titles should now be ordered via MDL (or Gardners for independents if you do not have an account with MDL).

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Any Racing Post or Raceform returns via Hachette will need to be sent back in a three month period from 1st November 2020 – 31st January 2021 after which date returns will not be accepted. New autumn titles should all be ordered via MDL so this does not apply to returns on new titles ordered from 1st October 2020 as these will be returned via MDL.