Sponsorships
Race Sponsorship
Groups, businesses, and individuals can present a race at Tampa Bay Downs. [more]
It's a great way to get your organization's
name printed in the daily racing program and displayed on our electronic message board in the
racetrack infield.
Packages can include a welcome from the racetrack announcer; passes to the races; an invitation to
the winner’s circle
for a presentation and photograph; and coverage of the presentation on our 30-foot video screen in
the racetrack
infield.
Looking for a unique birthday or anniversary gift? This could be the perfect way to celebrate.
Click call or fill out the form for more information to book your Race Sponsorship.
Bronze Partners
For decades, advertising in the Tampa Bay Downs daily racing program has been an effective marketing tool for businesses large and small. [more]
Bronze Partners at Tampa Bay Downs know the value of these ads and have been among the track’s most
loyal supporters.
Tampa Bay Downs ensures that Bronze Partners have prominent locations in the racing program, which
are never overfilled
with advertising.
Bronze Partners also enjoy daily advertisements on Tampa Bay Downs’ electronic message board, which
is part of the odds
board in the racetrack infield. These ads are visible for a total of more than 10 minutes each race
day.
Pricing begins at $1,000.
Silver Partners
High-visibility, trackside signage is among the best way to impact the 400,000-plus... [more]
High-visibility, trackside signage is among the best way to impact the 400,000-plus horse racing
fans, poker players and
others who will visit Tampa Bay Downs during its annual live racing season from November 20, 2024,
through May 3, 2025.
These full-color horizontal signs, 3-feet by 8-feet, are seen countless times daily by fans watching
live races or
checking out the odds board or 30-foot big screen TV in the racetrack infield.
Silver Partners often complement these signs with video ads on the 30-foot big screen or with ads in
the daily racing
program.
Silver Partners enjoy the great value offered by these advertisements. Similar advertising at other
Tampa Bay area
sporting venues, such as professional ice hockey or spring training baseball games, is not as
cost-effective.
Pricing begins at $2,500.
Gold Partners
Companies have sponsored big annual events held at Tampa Bay Downs for decades. [more]
These events represent great
opportunities to impact crowds of 5,000-10,000-plus fans and target key demographics.
For Gold Partners, naming rights to such events as Kids and Family Days are among numerous
opportunities which include
television, radio, print and Internet marketing.
For years, Kids and Family Days in the Picnic Pavilion Area have been traditional outings for many
in the North Pinellas
County and Northwest Tampa communities to enjoy racing and camaraderie.
Gold Partners often secure signage and daily racing program advertising in conjunction with their
special-event package.
Pricing begins at $5,000.
Platinum Partners
Businesses large and small can build brand-awareness and drive sales through marketing opportunities at Tampa Bay Downs. [more]
Platinum Partners impact racing fans with high-profile sponsorship, such as Trainer of the Month and
Jockey of the Month
awards.
Florida Cup Day stakes races, such as the $110,000 Sprint, have enjoyed media coverage in the Tampa
Bay Times, Daily
Racing Form and BloodHorse.
Throughout the live racing season, these awards and/or races are promoted in the daily racing
program and have their own
presentation in the Tampa Bay Downs winner’s circle, which is announced to the crowd and televised
on the track’s
30-foot big screen and on TV sets throughout the track.
These events are often published in various local and national publications, and always are featured
on Tampa Bay Downs’
official Website.
Platinum Partners also enjoy the benefits of trackside signage, daily racing program advertising and
commercials on the
digital boards, as well as public-address announcements and additional Website presence.
Pricing begins at $7,500.
Diamond Partners
Tampa Bay Downs offers numerous marketing opportunities for businesses to build brand-awareness and drive sales. [more]
The highest-impact sponsorship is naming rights to one of Tampa Bay Downs’ stakes races, which
feature top-flight horses
running for purses up to $400,000 and media coverage of the event in the Tampa Bay Times, Daily
Racing Form and
BloodHorse, plus coverage on televised sports news programming.
A company-sponsored stakes, such as the annual Grade III, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby,
also is televised in
hundreds of simulcast wagering outlets nationwide and is published in tens of thousands of racing
programs in the United
States and Canada.
Diamond Partners enjoy the benefits of trackside signage, daily racing program advertising and
commercials on the
simulcast signal, as well as public-address announcements and additional Website presence.
Hospitality is also a benefit
to Diamond Partners.
Pricing is available on request.