As far as good #'s, pretty much any jockey on planet earth, or other planets for that matter, will have good #'s if riding for Baffert.

I'm more interested in the question as to why Smith (seems anyway) not to be the main go to guy anymore. The wedding isn't definitive proof for me as Jill B and Smith are friends, too.

What I mean by his horses don't get tired is that Baffert's runners perform on higher levels on dirt anyway than any other trainer in US thoroubred history-and they frequently run almost as fast at the end of the races as at the beginning, which sort of violates most equine science. So you never ever want to grab a Baffert runner unecessarily if they can be sent to the lead, because more than likely no one is ever going to pass you. Van Dyke and Talamo are a bit on the grabby side, they like to rate and save something. Smith generally sends when riding for Baffert, even if not the original plan. It's worked out pretty well.