Sponsorship & Advertising

The perfect marketing platform

Sponsorship is widely recognised as a unique but very effective and prestigious method of promoting a product or service. Media coverage combined with on-course branding, PR and extensive advertising and promotional opportunities come together to provide an innovative while exciting way to promote your company or brand.

Long proven as an effective and enjoyable method of promotion, Sponsorship will highlight your day and put an edge on your event. Indeed, horse racing is one of the few sports that appeal to both men and women young and old. After football horse racing is the highest viewed sport and the only one to have its own dedicated newspaper, The Racing Post. Through this means, satellite tv, terrestrial tv and not forgetting the attending crowd, you will be exposing your product to in excess of 3.2 million people.

Sponsorship is also becoming increasingly popular as an exciting added dimension to a birthday, anniversary or general celebration.

There’s nothing more thrilling than seeing your name in print in the morning paper and presenting the prize and enjoying a glass of bubbly with the winning owner of your very own race! And we’d put odds on that it’s cheaper than you would expect!

As Scotland’s Premier Racecourse, we have a wide range of Sponsorship opportunities available to suit all budgets and marketing/publicity requirements.

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Sponsorship Types

Sponsorship can be taken in three ways; Individual Race, Principle or Full Day. Whatever your decision, our sales team will work closely with you to ensure you gain maximum exposure and achieve the desired result.

For further details of our sponsorship opportunities call 01292 264179 to speak to our team or download our Hospitality & Sponsorship Brochure.

Individual Race

  • Naming rights for the sponsored race e.g. “The My Company Handicap Stakes”
  • Advance publicity of the sponsorship
  • Naming rights to one of the day’s races
  • Live coverage of the sponsored race on Racing TV
  • Branding on the big screens and on-course television
  • Branding on a full page advert in the racecard
  • On-course branding opportunities on the day, including home straight, winner’s enclosure and spectator areas
  • PA announcements before during and after your sponsored race
  • Opportunity to take guests into the exclusive Parade Ring, along with the Owners, Trainers & Jockeys, to select the Best Turned out Horse for your sponsored race
  • Opportunity to make the formal presentation to the winning Owner of the sponsored race
  • A framed photograph of the presentation
  • Opportunity to join the winning connections of your race for a celebratory glass of fizz to watch a replay of the race

 

Principle Race

  • Naming rights to the Raceday, e.g. “The My Company Raceday”
  • Full PR plan to promote the sponsorship carried out by Racecourse Marketing team
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media Campaign designed to promote the sponsorship. The Racecourse currently communicates via various digital platforms including to circa 50,000 Facebook followers, 23,000 X followers, 10,000 Instagram followers as well as our 60,000 strong database
  • “The My Company Raceday” included in all media coverage and promotional literature, e.g. radio advertising, website, direct mail, and email campaigns and corporate brochures
  • Naming rights to three of the day’s races
  • Live coverage of all races on Racing TV
  • Branding on the big screens and on-course television
  • Branding on the front and back cover of the day’s racecard
  • Three full page adverts in the day’s racecard
  • Full branding opportunities on the day, including the home straight, Parade Ring, Podium, internal and external facilities
    • PA announcements before during and after each race
    • Opportunity to take guests into the exclusive Parade Ring, along with the Owners, Trainers and Jockeys, to select the Best Turned out Horse in each race
    • Opportunity to make the formal presentation to the winning Owner of each race
    • A framed photograph of each presentation
    • Opportunity to join the winning connections of your races for a celebratory glass of fizz to watch a replay of the race
    • 50 complimentary badges for the fixture which can be used for customers, colleagues or family members etc.
    • Opportunity to display a 32’ x 4’ annual advertising board on the home straight for a period of 12 months. This will be potentially visible to all in attendance at all 29 fixtures throughout the period, plus all television coverage on ITV and Racing UK throughout the year

Full Day

  • Naming rights to the Raceday, e.g. “The My Company Raceday”
  • Full PR plan to promote the sponsorship carried out by Racecourse Marketing team
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media Campaign designed to promote the sponsorship. The Racecourse currently communicates via various digital platforms including to circa 50,000 Facebook followers, 23,000 X followers, 10,000 Instagram followers as well as our 60,000 strong database
  • “The My Company Raceday” included in all media coverage and promotional literature, e.g. radio advertising, website, direct mail, and email campaigns and corporate brochures
  • Naming rights to all races on the day
  • Live coverage of all races on Racing TV
  • Branding on the big screens and on-course television
  • Branding on the front and back cover of the day’s racecard
  • Full page adverts for all sponsored races in the day’s racecard
  • Full branding opportunities on the day, including the home straight, Parade Ring, Podium, internal and external facilities
  • PA announcements before during and after each race
  • Opportunity to take guests into the exclusive Parade Ring, along with the Owners, Trainers and Jockeys, to select the Best Turned out Horse in each race
  • Opportunity to make the formal presentation to the winning Owner of each race
  • A framed photograph of each presentation
  • Opportunity to join the winning connections of your races for a celebratory glass of fizz to watch a replay of the race
  • 100 complimentary badges for the fixture which can be used for customers, colleagues or family members etc.
  • Opportunity to display two 32’ x 4’ annual advertising boards on the home straight for a period of 12 months. This will be potentially visible to all in attendance at all 29 fixtures throughout the period, plus all television coverage on ITV and Racing UK throughout the year
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On-Course Advertising

Advertising Boards potentially visible to all terrestrial and satellite tv throughout the year. 32ft x 4ft board starts from £2000 per annum. Under Fence Boards from £1250 per annum. Starting Stalls from £700 per meeting. Racecards Full page – from £150 per meeting. Half page – from £90 per meeting.
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Off-Course Advertising

Advertising Boards situated right in the centre of Ayr and on the main arterial route, external perimeter advertising hoardings are available from £900 for 3 months. Please note: All above prices do not include VAT.
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