"What could occur? Pari-mutuel handle would grow to about $15.5 billion a year in 10 years; purses would increase to about $1.7 billion a year; the number of races would drop from 56,000 in 2010 to 31,000; race days would go from 6,600 a year now to 3,100; the number of racetracks would drop from 55 to 26; average handle per race would rise from $230,000 to $495,000; the average purse per race would increase to $55,000 from $22,000; the number of starters would drop from 74,000 to 56,000; and field size would grow from 8.2 horses per race to 12."