[6] The Claremont Showground is serviced by a special events railway station on the Fremantle line.

The Bruce Campbell Arena, an enclosed grass field forms the focal point of events at the Showgrounds.

Its size made it the largest speedway in weekly operation in a state capital in Australia.

In the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Perth won its first premiership against East Fremantle there in 1907.

[10] They were the original home of Claremont-Cottesloe Football Club in its first year in the WAFL before moving to Claremont Oval in 1927.