In January 1974 construction of the first metropolitan track in Western Australia commenced at the Canning Agricultural Society Showgrounds on Station Road adjacent to Albany Highway.

The first race winner was a greyhound called David Volo, trained by Sammy Blackburn in a time of 32.54 seconds.

Construction of the new venue started in late 2015 and opened on 23 March 2016 with race distances of 275, 380, 520 and 600 metres (902, 1,247, 1,706 and 1,969 ft).

Greyhound Glass Cutter trained by Enzo Crudelli won the first race in a time of 30.67 seconds.

[18] Roll of Honour Perth Cup records Roll of Honour Galaxy records Apart from the Group 1 Galaxy and Perth Cup, Cannington Greyhounds also runs a number of feature races throughout the year at the venue.