betting for fun and profit

I have always enjoyed having a bet ,mainly on the horses . so with this in mind and the fact that i have the ability to pick losers mostly i thought i would listen to the experts ! i get a tremendous amount of mail and calls from them to tell me they can help me win a fortune for very little outlay.some want a fee upfront and some want me to place a bet on for them and send them the winnings and i keep whatever i have put on for myself.they invariably have a very high strike rate ,usually 70% or better ,so this sounds like just the thing i have been looking for ,an easy way to make a living and having fun as well.i got a bit carried away and ended up taking information from sometimes as many as 5 or 6 on a daily basis , well this put me on the road to ruin , as maybe 2 might have given the winner ,the others would lose and i am out to the tune of hundreds in no time , plus with several selections the temptation to double up with doubles and trebles is great  ,purely that if i got lucky and maybe get say 4 out of the 6  winners it would be a big payday . but it didnt happen , so i had to rethink my betting stategy , because i want to get it right .i will keep you posted