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07-13-2017, 03:05 PM
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Got a mailing today for something called "The Dark Horse System". Has anyone ever heard of it?
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07-13-2017, 03:10 PM
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The word is that the Phillips Racing Newsletter rated this system as a "solid 8"...which, of course, means that the system is VERY PROFITABLE. 
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07-13-2017, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
The word is that the Phillips Racing Newsletter rated this system as a "solid 8"...which, of course, means that the system is VERY PROFITABLE. |
thaskalos shame on you he/she may take you seriously
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07-13-2017, 03:29 PM
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Don't waste your money.
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07-13-2017, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by acorn54
thaskalos shame on you he/she may take you seriously
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You are right...I owe the original poster an apology. And I will try to make amends by offering him/her a bit of honest, painfully-gathered advice:
Ignore ALL the mailings that you receive which deal with the sale of horse racing "systems and methods". Without exception...these are nothing but packs of LIES...meant to enrich only the person who sends them out to begin with. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
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07-13-2017, 07:09 PM
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Apparently there are ways to make money in horseracing.
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07-13-2017, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by HalvOnHorseracing
Apparently there are ways to make money in horseracing.
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Sure. And you don't even have to bet.
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07-13-2017, 07:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos
You are right...I owe the original poster an apology. And I will try to make amends by offering him/her a bit of honest, painfully-gathered advice:
Ignore ALL the mailings that you receive which deal with the sale of horse racing "systems and methods". Without exception...these are nothing but packs of LIES...meant to enrich only the person who sends them out to begin with. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
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Waaaayyyyyy back in the day I sent away for three of those systems.
The first one was called SuperHorse and it didn't work, but they refunded my $100.
The second one, I can't remember the name, but it was a DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! You had to have verification that you bet, or at least kept records of the bets, which I don't believe they thought anybody would do, but I did, and sure enough they sent me back $60!
The third one was also a money back guarantee called, "The Backward Z."
I was going to Vegas at the time and I tried it out and it actually worked. I think I made four or five hundred betting it, so I didn't ask for a refund.
When I got home I followed it some more on paper and of course it lost.
But I used to get a mailbox full of those systems. They were sooooo enticing!
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07-13-2017, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by barn32
Waaaayyyyyy back in the day I sent away for three of those systems.
The first one was called SuperHorse and it didn't work, but they refunded my $100.
The second one, I can't remember the name, but it was a DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! You had to have verification that you bet, or at least kept records of the bets, which I don't believe they thought anybody would do, but I did, and sure enough they sent me back $60!
The third one was also a money back guarantee called, "The Backward Z."
I was going to Vegas at the time and I tried it out and it actually worked. I think I made four or five hundred betting it, so I didn't ask for a refund.
When I got home I followed it some more on paper and of course it lost.
But I used to get a mailbox full of those systems. They were sooooo enticing!
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handicapping systems are what pipe dreams are made of.
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07-13-2017, 09:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos
You are right...I owe the original poster an apology. And I will try to make amends by offering him/her a bit of honest, painfully-gathered advice:
Ignore ALL the mailings that you receive which deal with the sale of horse racing "systems and methods". Without exception...these are nothing but packs of LIES...meant to enrich only the person who sends them out to begin with. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
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Years ago I was solicited by Kelso Sturgeon. Uncertain how I got on his mailing list. I think he was offering horses and sports betting. I remember one was a post card return method and wanted me to write my credit card # and return.
Last edited by whodoyoulike; 07-13-2017 at 09:59 PM.
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07-13-2017, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by whodoyoulike
Years ago I was solicited by Kelso Sturgeon. Uncertain how I got on his mailing list. I think he was offering horses and sports betting. I remember one was a post card return method and wanted me to write my credit card # and return.
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How could you resist the "Dean of Las Vegas Handicappers"?
https://kelsosportshandicapping.com/...Best-Bets.html
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07-13-2017, 10:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whodoyoulike
Years ago I was solicited by Kelso Sturgeon. Uncertain how I got on his mailing list. I think he was offering horses and sports betting. I remember one was a post card return method and wanted me to write my credit card # and return.
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Kelso Surgeon. I used to get his solicitations all the time. Apparently he's still running a handicapping business.
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07-13-2017, 10:36 PM
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He use to be on Roger Steins radio show years ago, I think when he first started.
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07-13-2017, 10:50 PM
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Oh, I knew who he was. I found the post card and write your credit card # thing unbelievable which is the reason I still remember it.
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07-14-2017, 09:21 PM
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Some girls called me on the phone once and told Mike Warren was in the other room if I wanted to talk him about winning at the track.
I told her thank you for verifying he got his picks in the bathroom.
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