Whicker: Drayden Van Dyke prepares for a long ride

ARCADIA — The subject was the young American jockey, and why he is as rare as a rainy morning at Santa Anita.
Who was the last previous prodigy?
“Mike Smith,’ said trainer Bob Baffert, referring to the 52-year-old winner of 26 Breeders’ Cup races.
That wasn’t as facetious as it sounded.
“It’s a tough question,” said Brad Pegram, the jockey agent. “You have to go back a ways.”
Who is the next one? Not as tough a question.
Drayden Van Dyk