The concern is for the future. Within the next century, it's almost certain that there will be years when we're putting in two (seconds) per year.

They want to fund these programs so they will pay off in the future. There is some concern that the infrastructure at the community level may not yet be in place for the dollars to be spent.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you take a look at the plans in front of you.

It will not be unusual to be putting in two of these per year if we were to continue with the present definition.

At some point this will become so annoying that someone will want to change it. I'm quite confident that people are not going to be happy with multiple leap seconds per year.

The net effect of this plan will be to enhance the viability of Maryland Thoroughbred racing for the immediate future to the benefit of all stakeholders. This is truly a situation where less will be more.