I.Power to make a money grab if necessary, cut subsidies and redirect to general fund.
2.Ability to exercise control thru his politically appointed stooges at NYRA/NYSGC.
3.Close Aqueduct(a certainty)and build a huge complex, hotel casino et al, given its proximity to JFK(estimates of huge windfall $$ to NY State) a plan exists on paper.
4.Revenge for his dad who was shunned by the blueblood waspy upstate racing crowd back when.
....probably more