Rosario new agent?

Ebanks statement: “I was completely blindsided and shocked,” said Ebanks, an ebullient racetrack character known as the “Love Man.” “I’m broken-hearted. I liked him so much and thought we had such a good relationship. Never had a cross word. I was shocked when he called me last night to say he had bad news. I thought maybe he got hurt. I thought we were doing amazing, and we just got here. Business was increasing every day.”

Writing for Brisnet today, Dick Powell had some interesting comments on Rosario's switch of agents.

Here's an excerpt:

HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS AUGUST 3, 2012 by Dick Powell

""Speaking of Rosario, it was announced this week that he changed agents and will now have Ron Anderson booking his mounts. In the cutthroat business of jockey agents, Ronnie Ebanks was fired without any inkling that anything was wrong.

After all, why would Ebanks be worried? They won seven of the past eight full meets they competed in, but the rule of the world of agents and jockeys is that there are no rules. Going with Anderson is a great move since it will raise Rosario's profile in the major races throughout the country. Anderson is as shrewd as they come and is on the short list of agents that the big stables look to for the classic races. Ebanks did nothing wrong, other than choose a profession that thinks nothing of doing what Rosario did.

I'll keep the names private, but I know a rider that got hurt and went to the sidelines for about six months. His agent didn't even take on another rider and bided his time while his rider got healthy. The rider made it back to the races and within a year he had fired the agent that had been so loyal to him. If you want loyalty, buy a dog because it doesn't exist in this business."