The track is operated by the Arena Racing Company (ARC), who lease it from owners the National Asset Management Agency.

[2] The stadium is opposite the former Birmingham City University main campus and close to (and served by) Perry Barr railway station.

The stadium was originally constructed for an athletics club, Birchfield Harriers who held its opening ceremony on 27 July 1929,[1] having purchased the land on 11 November 1926.

[1] The façade still carries their badge, a running stag, rendered in Art Deco style bas relief, carved in 1929 and attributed to William Bloye.

Another Perry Barr hound called Heres Seanie (trained by Pat Ryan) reached the 1995 English Greyhound Derby final and Racing Managers included Ian Hillis and Tim Hales.

The Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) under their parent company Wembley plc planned to build a track in Liverpool and acquire Perry Barr.

[11] The track today uses an 'Outside Swaffham' hare and is a regular on the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) overseen by Racing Manager Martin Seal.

[13] One year later in 2018 the stadium signed a deal with ARC to race on Monday, Thursday and Saturday lunchtimes and Sunday afternoon.

[17] In 2022, the stadium owners ARC signed a long term deal with Entain for media rights, starting in January 2024.

[18] With the lease due to expire in 2026, plans were submitted by the Corbally Group, a West Midlands developer to build more than 400 homes on the site.