I am in full appreciation of the risks a jockey takes every time he rides and his need to make the most of the opportunities that come his way. What happened at Gulfstream is that Rose would bail on Ritchey literally at the last minute leaving him with virtually no time to find a replacement. Aside from the ethics, getting a reputation for such antics is not really too smart a career move either. In any case, my point was the ingratitude he showed in thanking everyone that had a hand in his success except for Ritchey.
It's true that Ritchey was going to take the mount from Rose and give it Velasquez for the Triple Crown at the owners insistence. He at least had the decency to sit down with Rose, like a man, and explain the situation to him before he did so. When Velasquez decided to go with Bandini, Tim convinced Alex's connections to come back to Rose.
Just to show how a person with class handled the split between him and Rose, his comment to the press was that Jeremy is an excellent rider and he wished him success in his career. Very different from Rose's snub of the man he screwed.
I think Rose still has a lot to learn from Ritchey - and I'm not just talking about race riding.

Bob