Phew, that was fast! Tuesday night’s primary election results rolled in a lot quicker than anticipated, ending some races outright and teeing up what few competitive general elections Maryland is going to have this fall. Wednesday dawned with the Senate Majority PAC, a group affiliated with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), hitting former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) for being endorsed by Arizona’s leading MAGA Republican, Kari Lake, who congratulated Hogan on social media and said she looked forward to serving with him in the Senate.

A report details new findings on the police unit that provides executive protection for Baltimore City leaders. The report focused on several items, including overtime paid to officers. Officers worked 2,300 overtime hours protecting Mayor Brandon Scott, 1,600 covering State’s Attorney Ivan Bates and 340 covering Police Commissioner Richard Worley.

Horse racing powerhouse the Stronach Group has spent millions of dollars trying to lure younger fans and higher-profile horses to the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the sport’s Triple Crown and one of Maryland’s marquee sporting events. It seems to have been a bad bet. Long viewed as the anchor of the state’s storied but declining thoroughbred racing industry, Preakness has gone from a moneymaker to a financial loser in recent years.