Forum member jailed - Chris Beek Racing - Kachina Racing

[animal lover]

Apologies for bumping an old thread, but I felt it was important to make people aware that, despite all the previous apologies and apparent contrition, Chris is still up to his old tricks.

For at least the past 18 months, he’s been operating so-called “tipping services” via WhatsApp and Telegram, as well as selling shares in horses. Unsurprisingly, not one of these horses has set foot on a racecourse, despite money being paid well over a year ago. I recently spoke to an acquaintance of mine who has been receiving tips from Chris for well over a year, and also bought into one of his horses. He has been promised a refund—but, to this day, hasn’t seen a penny back. Chris keeps putting him off saying it will be sent "in a few weeks" etc.

This person originally signed up to what was marketed as a “lifetime deal” for what seemed like a decent service, after receiving a few free gallop reports from an unknown source. At no point was it revealed that the person behind the service was Chris Beek. That only came to light much later.

Over the following 18 months, he was bombarded with a constant stream of new offers—one-off payments for horses supposedly “a certainty,” claims of inside info, and promises of refunds if selections lost (which never materialised). There was always a new service popping up, often running for just a few weeks before vanishing—only to be replaced by the next “game-changer” shortly after. Each came with an upfront fee.

The person I spoke to paid for a few of these services initially, but quickly realised how poor they were. Still, the offers kept coming—often asking for a couple of hundred quid a time. From what I understand, several people in the original WhatsApp group had already paid around £500 for the “lifetime deal,” and many of them likely ended up handing over a couple of grand more over the course of a year.

It was only recently, after yet another payment request landed in his inbox, that he noticed the payment details listed “Mr Chris Beek.” Suddenly, the entire previous 18 months started to make a little more sense.

Some front on him, fair play.

If these people are out of pocket they need to report it.

 

[Danny]

Could I possibly ask what your loss was involved with and whether it was linked to his zoo experiences as I have been caught in the same way and owed money

What result are you after ? Beeks a wanker. You're never getting anything you belive to be owed to you. You got ripped off, it hurts, learn from it, move on.

 

[animal lover]

What result are you after ? Beeks a wanker. You're never getting anything you belive to be owed to you. You got ripped off, it hurts, learn from it, move on.

I know it's unlikely that I will get anything owed to me. Just makes me angry that this person can do it again and again with different ventures and just keep ripping innocent vulnerable people off.

 

[anon12345]

What result are you after ? Beeks a wanker. You're never getting anything you belive to be owed to you. You got ripped off, it hurts, learn from it, move on.

Perhaps it’s more about raising awareness of the fact Beek is still scamming people out of money when he clearly didn’t learn from the last time he was caught out. Sadly he still seems to be getting away with it. I’m interested to know just how many people he has actually scammed in his various methods, whether it be racing tips, ‘Zoo Trips’ or concert tickets.

 

[RaRa3]

Perhaps it’s more about raising awareness of the fact Beek is still scamming people out of money when he clearly didn’t learn from the last time he was caught out. Sadly he still seems to be getting away with it. I’m interested to know just how many people he has actually scammed in his various methods, whether it be racing tips, ‘Zoo Trips’ or concert tickets.

Exactly this.

 

[Ian_Davies]

That's at least three people now who appear to have sought out, and joined, this forum with a single-issue agenda - they certainly don't seem to be posting about anything else.

Make that four - is this even four different people, or one obsessive who's figured out how to use a VPN?

They all seem to have descended on the forum at once this morning.

It all fazes me tbh.

I guess the sort of personality that sadly gets duped by people like Beeks are also the sort who make endless aggrieved noise about it - but to what end, it won't get you your money back.

Live, learn and move on.

 

[Danny]

I know it's unlikely that I will get anything owed to me. Just makes me angry that this person can do it again and again with different ventures and just keep ripping innocent vulnerable people off.

It's not unlikely, the chances are nil. How long has it been since he ripped you off ? If its been a long while you shouldnt even be thinking about it now. Let it go. People are ripping people off and taking advantage of people every second of the day all over the world to all different scales and its not fair but life isn't. You're only bothered because it directly affected you. I've never worried about being ripped off, let down or owed money by anyone as I can always go and make some more tomorrow. If the sum total of your loss is only money then count yourself lucky as when you encounter people with a complete lack of remorse you could have lost a lot more.

Try not to let the event change you in any other way, than it makes you a little wiser.

 

[pawras]

Eventually he'll scam the wrong person who will extract his toe nails if they can't extract their money from him

 

[jinnyj]

<snip>.

Slim, where did he post this? I can't find it on this thread. I think its a case of what goes around, comes around. He needs to crawl back under the rock he emerged from and never reappear. He will never be forgiven for what he has done to a lot of people.

Unlike others on here, I do not feel those who have been hard done by don't have the right to sound out their feelings. They (I have no idea if its one person or several) probably need to vent out those feelings rather than sitting on them especially when there is an audience who may just understand. No-one thinks they will get scammed out of money but when it happens, it can be a very upsetting experience so to find others who have been through similar can be a comfort.

 

[Slim]

That wasn't me?

 

[jinnyj]

That wasn't me?

Oh no....nor it was... sorry. Put it down to one of my usual blonde moments. I have been going through a few of those recently...stood and had a conversation with a woman in town yesterday apologising for not having done the pictures she brought in to be framed a month ago. She said "but you did them six months ago!" Completely confused her with someone else.

 

[animal lover]

<snip>

Where did he post this as I don't recollect seeing this. As to his animals members of his zoo trips gang got an email last year asking for money as he couldn't afford food or vet bills and he said he would have to euthanise some. Feel very sorry for domino. I have been on the end of his threatening abusive emails and messages.

 

[animal lover]

I had heard he had announced on TikTok of Domino's passing. As to the scams I sadly don't think he will ever learn and one day he will pick the wrong person and karma will bite back.

 

[Conans]

New here and haven’t posted before (as far as I can remember) but Chris is definitely up to his old tricks! He scammed me out of a huge sum before going to prison for fraud and I thought (stupidly) that the time inside would change him but it hasn’t.
All that has changed is his marketplace … it was horses but now it’s tickets!

 

[Conans]

Obviously when I logged on to talking horses, it was to read this thread.

I understand people's comments, remarks and all that. I accept what people write, some bits true, some not so true.

I've always loved horses, racing and I tried to make a career in a hard industry.

What I done was indefensible but a lot of what was written was not true.

In life you can make mistakes, I made a massive mistake and I held my hands up and took my punishment, a punishment harder than I was advised was likely to be the case.

But I never gained from what I done. I never spent people's money on lavish stuff and the problems which happened, were after my time in racing were over.

I was fortunate to have good friends and contacts who supported with me horses, but I was a fool and stupid. I so desperately felt that after all my own attempts to be successful in having horses and wanting too many, that whilst at rock bottom, I could actually make all the money back and get back on my feet.
I had willing investors and I had a lot of money come to me to invest. Every penny was invested in to betting related schemes and other investments, but I was not honest, when money was lost, I didn't tell people and I created massive problems for myself. Which happened between 2013 and 2015. There was times things went well but on the whole, it was a disaster.

I never tried to deny I messed up, but I didn't physically gain, quite the opposite. I don't want sympathy, I was an idiot, and made catastrophic mistakes and I let down and hurt many people, for which I am sorry for and paid for that.

I have paid back as much as I physically could, and continue to pay back those whom I owed money to, it's the only way to be. It will take me time to see everyone I let down right, and that includes settling off the Poca I have against me, but I will, as I made these problems myself, therefore I have to correct them.

I love horses and racing, and still enjoy watching it, having the odd bet, following horses and so on.

I always enjoyed posting on this forum, and earlier this year I did try and make contact with those running the site, to be open and honest as I always enjoyed trying to contribute on here.

I never tried to put anyone away on here, or any social media platform, I got it wrong on an occasion or two, but you can only be human.

I also tried to reach out to the one person I really let down on this forum, I wanted to put right the past, explain and apologise. I accept that they didn't want to speak to me and I don't know if they even read what was sent, but I am a firm believer of holding your hands up and apologising if you get something wrong, or you do something wrong. Any way they were left out of pocket, I would want to put right, as it was not fair on them. I know I cleared the fees I owed them, as I was paying them when I worked at Rimells in 2006, but they've not spoken to me in a long time, although I do appreciate all they done for me, the kindness they showed and how they had always been very professional. I am sorry for any problems I caused her, and hope one day they will speak to me again, and let me try and repair the past.

The years of 2008 to early 2013 were happy times in life, and I enjoyed writing about my own horses on here, the same as I loved chatting to people about horses and racing, and listening to people's opinions.

I was also let down by other people, as well as letting others down, but you live and learn in life.

I wanted to write this post a long time ago, but I never felt comfortable to do so, and I was lucky that one or two people from this forum who I always got on very well with, have remained friendly with me and we occasionally chat about racing and stuff and I do enjoy it.

I never approached anyone on this forum or any other forum into things that I done that went wrong, I also know that over the years I tried to allow people to come and watch horses run of mine without ever wanting anything in return.

Sometimes you do things that don't make sense, and then when things have gone wrong, rather than doing the sensible thing and stop, and confront a problem, you make it worse and before you know it you have made something impossible to repair. It doesn't mean you are a bad person and it doesn't mean things that have happened are intentional.

In life I would love nothing more than to put right my wrongs and be decent and honest with people and try and rebuild my life.

I appreciate 99% of people don't want to know, don't care and wouldn't even say hello if they saw me walking down the street and I get that. But people make mistakes, and it's how you deal with those mistakes that you should be judged by.

I paid a heavy price for my mistakes and I don't feel sorry for myself one bit. I let people down and its a slow road to put that right.

I paid a debt to society for what happened and your card is always tarnished for that. I can live with that, and everyone I talk to, I am always open and honest and happy to try and explain and everything. I guess in life, you don't want to be hated, you don't expect to be liked or everyone to like you, but it's not nice having people say hurtful things, more so when people don't know you or the truth.

I would love nothing more than to be writing about races, my thoughts and opinions and be involved in forum discussions and could easily have set up a new username and no one know who you are, but why? Why hide away from who you are, if you are not happy to be yourself and have people know who you are then why would you even lift your head above the precipice in the first place.

I know with the majority of people I would be about as welcome as Putin at a Ukrainian Dinner Party and I get that and understand people's reasonings on that.

I would like to post again and everything I ever did post in the past, was always with good intention and because I wanted to genuinely try and help people. The gallops and all that were my own work despite what some people tried to say or imply. I was in a lucky position a number of years ago with the people I was in contact with. Luckily I still have some of those contacts, albeit it not many.

Racing friends are few and far between these days, but fortunately some have stayed by my side and supportive and always looked at it, I made a mistake that personally didn't affect them, so they wouldn't use that against me, that is something that means a lot.

There is no point saying sorry unless you mean it, and I for one am sorry for anyone I let down.

I am not asking for your understanding, forgiveness or asking you to forget the past, I am not stupid enough to do that. But I believe everyone in life deserves a chance to put their life right and make right the mistakes they have made.

I wish everyone well, and good health.

I would love to be posting again, but that's down to mods and so on, and like I said , I far from expect a warm welcome.

PS. Those who did follow my former horses with interest, some of the old favourites in Prohibition, Evergreen Forest and Pipers Piping are enjoying happy retirements happy hacking and being ponies. Sadly the likes of Stargazy, Know No Fear, Ostentation, Resplendent Alpha, License To Till, Calico Cat, and some others are now in the great racetrack in the sky.

Take care

Chris

Complete bullshit Chris as you're doing exactly the same again! Taking money from people and not providing the services (in most cases tickets to events). I know of at least £250,000 worth of tickets that have let people down on but you just carry on scamming people! You claim you are sorry and have done your time - you show no remorse and you will be back inside again.

 

[Conans]

A very sad story from Chris, but he's missed out much of the calculated theft and lies, pseudonyms etc he invented to cover himself. He didn't just admit to the Police that he'd made some mistakes either ... he lied, lied and lied some more trying to pervert the course of justice! I would be sympathetic if he hadn't come out of prison and gone and done the same as before (but just in a different marketplace). Scamming people in the ticketing space ...

 

[Conans]

He’s full of $hit, saying he’s a reformed character and all of the sob stories. He’s been “selling” event tickets recently. Does know where he can be found?

I know where he is ...

 

[Conans]

Perhaps it’s more about raising awareness of the fact Beek is still scamming people out of money when he clearly didn’t learn from the last time he was caught out. Sadly he still seems to be getting away with it. I’m interested to know just how many people he has actually scammed in his various methods, whether it be racing tips, ‘Zoo Trips’ or concert ticketsI

Perhaps it’s more about raising awareness of the fact Beek is still scamming people out of money when he clearly didn’t learn from the last time he was caught out. Sadly he still seems to be getting away with it. I’m interested to know just how many people he has actually scammed in his various methods, whether it be racing tips, ‘Zoo Trips’ or concert tickets.

I know of thirty odd who are after him ...

 

[MisterB]

Sorry folks - this is turning out to be vindictive and quite accusatory. As admin here, I am shutting this thread down. If any of you feel like continuing this conversation, perhaps this should be done within a private conversation not out here in public. It's a six year old thread and I am sure it has run its course. Thank you for your understanding.