Greenwood also owns partly or in-full New Jersey’s Atlantic City Race Course and Freehold Raceway, along with five Philadelphia-area Turf Club betting parlors and other off-track betting sites on both sides of the Delaware.īecause of his job, Ricci, 56, isn’t allowed to gamble at any of the venues. Parx, at 2999 Street Road in Bensalem, is the successor to the former Keystone Racetrack, which opened in 1974 and later became Philadelphia Park. presented Ricci as its new chief executive officer, overseeing operations at Parx Casino and Racing, along with the company’s many other gambling-industry assets.
Years later, Ricci’s youthful indifference to thoroughbred racing is both an ironic and valuable asset in his professional life. But he never bet the ponies at the old Keystone Racetrack. Tony Ricci grew up in Oxford Circle, graduated from Father Judge High School, Class of 1973, and lived at home while attending Spring Garden College.
