Fraser Downs will open its backstretch to the public next weekend for its annual Open House.

The Open House will take place on Saturday, August 11 with the backstretch open to the public at 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Qualifiers will take place at 10 a.m. followed by barn tours and jog cart rides around the track at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be held at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Live racing resumes at Fraser Downs on Saturday, August 18. Post time is 12:45 p.m.

Among Fraser Downs' harness racing community are the first ever winner at the track more than 36 years ago, a retired Air Canada pilot, a National Drivers Championship competitor, and families with deep racing roots. For a preview of their stories in the Vancouver Sun, click here.