Joe Talamo article on yahoo:

[SCUDSBROTHER]

You can bet that this was a boil(waitin' to pop) for a while.Kid is almost too nice for his own good.Amazing how he can get painted as if he is mean or that he stabbed his agent in the back.Did he want this guy to take on 2 jocks? No,but he is so nice that he told him he would try it.So,right there,the agent started messing with this relationship.He weakened it right then.When Joe finally speaks his mind,and says he doesn't want his agent having 2 jocks,then it's called an ultimatum,and painted as backstabbing? He tried it Ronnie's way,and he didn't like it.Either take him back as your only jock,or move on,but don't try to make it like you were broadsided? Yeah,it wouldn't be pleasant to have to drop Tyler,but you had Joe 1st,and you're 43 years grown.You caused all this bullshit.Not Joe....

[MaTH716]

I give Joe alot of credit how he handled himself. Also for Joe to have the onions to give his agent whom he accomplished so much with in such little time, such an ultimatum. Good for him, I guess Eubanks never thought that a 17 year old kid would lay it out like Joe did. It sounds like to me that GREED got the best of Mr. Eubanks and in the long run I think he ended up representing the wrong jock.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I give Joe alot of credit how he handled himself. Also for Joe to have the onions to give his agent whom he accomplished so much with in such little time, such an ultimatum. Good for him, I guess Eubanks never thought that a 17 year old kid would lay it out like Joe did. It sounds like to me that GREED got the best of Mr. Eubanks and in the long run I think he ended up representing the wrong jock.

I think agents think they can give 2 jocks a good job.I think it's bullshit.Sometimes it works when you have totally different jocks(like Gomez and Mig.)Honestly,I didn't think Joe got that many great mounts during the Hollywood meet.Like I said,he had about 50 less mounts tha Tyler.How was he just gunna put up with that? Of course his parents are going to want him to get another agent.I'll tell ya somebody I don't really appreciate.That is this Frankel.That guy is 2 faced as can be.He lured this kid out here,and said the kid was "his discovery." He isn't giving this kid much.See,that's the reason the kid came to SOCAL.Bobby lured him out here.

[letswastemoney]

I think he'll be just fine. He's still winning plenty even with less mounts. Nashoba's Key will surely make him more than enough money next year.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

I think agents think they can give 2 jocks a good job.I think it's bullshit.Sometimes it works when you have totally different jocks(like Gomez and Mig.)Honestly,I didn't think Joe got that many great mounts during the Hollywood meet.Like I said,he had about 50 less mounts tha Tyler.How was he just gunna put up with that? Of course his parents are going to want him to get another agent.I'll tell ya somebody I don't really appreciate.That is this Frankel.That guy is 2 faced as can be.He lured this kid out here,and said the kid was "his discovery." He isn't giving this kid much.See,that's the reason the kid came to SOCAL.Bobby lured him out here.

Is it really working? It seems that the Mig has less mounts now than he did on the NY circuit. Before Gomez got out there it seemed that he was getting 3-5 mounts daily. It seemed that he was riding well and won some big races too. But between now and Sunday he has a total of 5 mounts(1 Fri,3 Sat,1 Sun). So is this a case of a good (east coast guy) jockey still trying to make connections with trainers or is it a case of him being represented by a guy that also represents (arguably) the best jock in the country?