Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
You called any suggestion of a confirmed sighting as a cruel hoax, didn’t you? Yes. You just decided that you didn’t accept their evidence, is that the position? No, I decided that their evidence wasn’t sufficient to get to the level of it being a confirmed sighting, in my view. So again, it was any […]
In highly unusual circumstances, it has been revealed that the author of The Teachers Pet podcast, award winning journalist Hedley Thomas, this week gave evidence at the murder trial of the accused Chris Dawson under what is known as section 128 certificate, which is legal protection against self-incrimination. Under the terms of the section 128 […]
I am no fan of abortion, with my personal view being that I wouldn’t do it, and would die inside if my Maggie did. Thankfully for both of us, she shares my views. But neither of us are saying we’re right, for it is not our place to do so. We make our personal choices […]
Robert Silkman is the number two witness in the Teacher’s Pet trial. He says that the accused man Chris Dawson – the ‘Teacher’ – asked him if he knew anyone who could knock off his wife. Silkman says the conversation they had during which Dawson put this question to him was on the flight home […]
The NZ Harness Racing Owners Federation (NZHROF) has quite properly raised concerns about two licensed participants being allowed to continue to work in the industry at a time that they are separately and jointly facing charges of indecent (sexual) assault against a victim who most the industry are aware is also an industry participant. NHROF’s […]
Disgraced harness racing trainer Cam Jones has formally lodged his plea of guilty to charges of doping one of his horses on the way to the races a couple of months ago. He will be sentenced on Friday, with his inevitable disqualification and loss of his license probably the least of his worries right now. […]
Adelaide trainer Chris Bieg is set to face court in October after he was granted bail at Christies Beach Magistrates Court on Friday. Bieg, who is facing 12 serious charges which are not related to racing, had been remanded in custody earlier this week, but was successful in his bail application on Friday morning. His […]
A well-known horse trainer is standing trial accused of strangling, kicking, punching and stomping on a former partner he initially met via an online messaging application to pay for sex. Christopher Bieg, 37, of Camden Park first met the woman in mid-2019 before the pair became “exclusive” in about August of the same year. Opening […]
The convicted racing fraudster, dog, police informant, con man, convict and thief Wayne Innes is apparently running around town calling your author a Karmichael Hunt. I think Wayno’s got the wrong end of the stick, and strongly suggest that he turn around and take a look in the mirror. It’s weird how people like Robert […]
A friend of mine in the story telling world asked me a quite pertinent and utterly valid question yesterday in relation to the stories I have written about the Teachers Pet case, and my view that a not guilty verdict is inevitable based upon the evidence presented. The question was this. “Do you actually believe […]
