Track Announcer, Parx Racing

Biography: Keith Jones has been manning the announcer’s booth since 1987 and has seen the track through all of its changes as Keystone, Philadelphia Park and Parx Racing. As track announcer and host of the PTHA’s Let’s Go Racing, he is both the face and voice of the track. Jones loves the competition aspect of Thoroughbred racing, and as a child, watched all of the Triple Crown races with his father. It was a winning trifecta ticket at Brandywine Harness track after college graduation, however, that propelled him into his first job in the industry at Garden State Park in the publicity department. He lives in Newtown, PA and is the father of Colin, 21 and Jamie, 26.