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Unleashing the excitement of harness racing

Man in a herringbone flat cap and floral shirt watching the action at a raceway
Client
Harness Racing NZ
Services
Industries
  • Sports and entertainment
Sector

Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) was on a mission to engage new audiences to get interested and involved in the sport. But the current brand is highly technical and while it gets plenty of engagement from hardcore harness racing fans, the industry lingo and insider info was actually alienating new audiences. We undertook some serious research to identify what our potential new audiences care about and created a new brand, Harness Life, just for them.

Harness Life is the entertainment brand that HRNZ was missing – a way to highlight the fun, fashion, and excitement to be found at a race day. From family fun at the country races to high fashion at Cup Day, Harness Life engages directly with those audiences that may not know much about the details of harness racing but are looking for a day out that’s a little bit different.

Harness Life "More than racing" campaign: three race-day portraits on a yellow background
Harness Life brand guidelines showing logo construction and hand-drawn flutter icons
Harness Life brand "cheat sheet" showing the colour palette and Domaine Sans Bold typography
Collage of Harness Life Instagram story graphics promoting race-day events
Row of five colourful Harness Life "More than racing" posters mounted on a concrete wall
Two framed Harness Life event posters: "Timaru Cup" on black and "Reefton Meet" on cream
Harness Life billboard 'A day out for all generations' with a family beside a harness horse
Harness Life merch: a 'Harness the day' race program and Child and Adult event wristbands
Harness Life merch: branded flat cap, 'Grab life by the harness' tote and a child's logo tee

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