AMATEUR event rider Denis Coakley was most disappointed to have to retire his multiple winner Sugar Bunnie during the 2023 season following a flexor tendon injury but as the Irish Sport Horse mare is a full-sister to the former Sarah Ennis-ridden Sugar Brown Babe (CCI5*-L), a second career as a broodmare beckoned.

The 2010 Porsch chesnut was bred to the Follow Me stallion Double Pleasure who won an individual gold medal for Ireland at last year’s European pony show jumping championships in Belgium under Jack Kent. She went into foal first time with a due date of Friday, June 13th but decided to drop a chesnut filly on May 25th.