Corporate Sponsorship

GOLD COAST HARNESS RACING CLUB

$3000 Signage & Executive Race Event Sponsorship 2006

Permanent Track Signage Plus + Executive Race Event Sponsorship

An opportunity for your company to secure 12 months signage exposure + increase in regional profile + an opportunity to entertain and network clients, guests and business associates.

Signage and Official Race Sponsorship Benefits Include:

• Full 12 months of paceway corporate signage
• Exclusive naming rights to 6 races at your event
• The opportunity to communicate your corporate message to over 2 million TV viewers throughout Australia
• Direct sponsorship access to Parklands Gold Coast race spectators and business networks

Harness Racing Sponsorship + Signage Benefits
12 Months Prominent Signage Parklands Gold Coast

Your corporate message can be on permanent display at Parklands Gold Coast, highly visible to all patrons attending harness and greyhound race meetings and clearly in full view to millions of guaranteed TAB, Briz 31, Sky and cable television viewers both throughout Australia and overseas.

Your 20 x 1.6m paceway perimeter sign is also on permanent display at all of Parklands major events - eg. Gold Coast Show, Big Day Out - creating a much wider marketplace.

In addition, your company receives sponsorship of a race meeting event and a host of benefits, providing excellent exposure for your company, products and services while attracting a high level of national and local media and press attention. Clients are responsible for artwork and painting for 12 month terms, for terms of 3 years or more the Club will arrange painting.

Radio TAB

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  Additional promotional arrangements, including a display of marketing materials and brochures can also be arranged
• Live broadcast into 4000 national TAB outlets, a myriad of hotels, sporting clubs, venues and home TV networks of race events, action and reviews
• Radio 4TAB coverage with race reviews and sponsor mentions
• Sponsor promotion in the race event's Race Book with 2 full pages of company advertising, positioned alongside sponsored races
• On-track race announcements broadcasting your company message and acknowledging your company's sponsorship, communicating directly to all in attendance at Parklands Gold Coast
• Prominent visual display of your company's banners or corporate signage track-side on your special night
• 2 x 12 Month Special Guest Badges for your company with full use of Member facilities
• Executive privileges extended by the Club to our race event sponsors include:
  - Corporate hospitality for 4 members of the official race sponsor's party, with complimentary dinner and wine (2 bottles)
  - Private bar, tote and television monitor facilities
  - Additional guests are most welcome, the Club can arrange a variety of dining options and beverage packages to suit any budget
  - Complimentary allocation of Track Admission and Race Books for any additional clients or guests
• All sponsorship deposits and payments are receipted as "Advertising and Promotion " and therefore FULLY TAX DEDUCTABLE
  

Contact Us

For corporate sponsorship or racetrack signage inquiries and bookings, please contact Gold Coast Harness Racing Club, Parklands Gold Coast:

• Suzanne Hardingham, Secretary Manager by telephoning 07 5532 1222 or email suzanne@gchrc.com.au
  

$1500 Race Event Sponsorship 2006/2007

Official Race Sponsor Benefits Include:

• Exclusive naming rights to 6 races at your event
• The opportunity to communicate your corporate message to over 2 million TV viewers throughout Australia
• Direct sponsorship access to Parklands Gold Coast Race spectators and business networks

Sponsor's Business Benefits

The Gold Coast Harness Racing Club races every Thursday Afternoon and Friday evening at Parklands Gold Coast and offers exciting sponsorship opportunities to companies requiring innovative and cost-effective marketing activities.

Race Event sponsorship can provide companies with commercial opportunities and a good method of communicating with a targeted or market specific audience. Sponsorship can provide the highest return on investment and offers multi-stranded marketing mechanisms for corporate and business promotion.

In return for sponsorship of a race event your company will receive excellent exposure for your products and services, attract a high level of national and local media attention and 'turn the spotlight on' your company track-side at Parklands Gold Coast. Entertain your business clients and guests in style in one of the 3 function rooms all boasting panoramic and sweeping views of the Paceway and overlooking all the action as it happens at the winning post.

Company sponsorship benefits include:

Naming rights to 6 races for the sponsored program, eg; Castlemaine Perkins Race Day

• Race 1 Castlemaine Maiden Race
• Race 2 Castlemaine Stakes
• Race 3 XXXX Gold Handicap
• Race 4 XXXX Cup

Main Race promotion and track-side official sponsorship presentation:

Company Chairman or CEO invited to make a short presentation speech and present the prize or trophy to the race winner.

Individual race presentations can also be arranged, along with the option of presenting trophies or silk winning horse rugs displaying the sponsor's logo. Trophies and rugs are arranged at cost price for sponsors. Race guides and all TAB race sheets throughout Australia.

Sponsored races are listed in all official promotional mediums the Club utilises including media releases, race forecasts, newsletters and harness website.

Your company's race event names will be featured and broadcast nationally, on Sky Channel TV, to over 2 million viewers and beamed to international audiences.

Radio TAB

• Live broadcast into 4000 national TAB outlets, a myriad of hotels, sporting clubs, venues and home TV networks of race events, action and reviews
• Radio 4TAB coverage with race reviews and sponsor mentions
• Sponsor promotion in the race event's Race Book with 2 full pages of company advertising, positioned alongside sponsored races
• On-track race announcements broadcasting you company message and acknowledging our company's sponsorship, communicating directly to all in attendance at Parklands Gold Coast
• Prominent visual display of your company's banners or corporate signage track-side on your special night
• Additional promotional arrangements, including a display of marketing materials and brochures can also be arranged
• 2 x 12 Month Special Guest Badges for your company with full use of Member facilities

Executive privileges extended by the Club to our race event sponsors include:

• Corporate hospitality for 4 members of the official race sponsor's party, with complimentary dinner and wine (2 bottles)
• Private bar, tote and television monitor facilities
• Additional guests are most welcome, the Club can arrange a variety of dining options and beverage packages to suit any budget
• Complimentary allocation of Track Admission and Race Books for any additional clients or guests
• All sponsorship deposits and payments are receipted as " Advertising and Promotion " and therefore FULLY TAX DEDUCTABLE

Contact Us

For corporate sponsorship or racetrack signage inquiries and bookings, please contact Gold Coast Harness Racing Club, Parklands Gold Coast:

For more information please contact Jan or Meredith

Phone: (07) 5532 1222 or email info@gchrc.com.au

Click Here to Download a Gold Coast Harness Racing Club Sponsorship Contract Form