Giant's Causeway then became a three-time leading sire in North America, whose notable offspring include Footstepsinthesand, Shamardal and Take Charge Brandi.
[3] Bricks and Mortar was sold for $200,000 at the 2015 Keeneland September Sales to Klaravich Stables, owned by Seth Klarman, and William H.
[4] In his next start, an allowance race on June 9 at Belmont Park, he ran the final quarter mile in under 22 seconds to win by three-quarters of a length.
He then won the Manila Stakes on July 4, closing from last place with a quarter of a mile remaining to win by a neck.
His jockey shifted him away from the rail until they finally found running room, at which point Bricks and Mortar accelerated rapidly to win by three-quarters of a length.
"[6] Bricks and Mortar was narrowly defeated in both of his next two starts, the Saranac to Voodoo Song and Hill Prince Stakes to Yoshida.
"[7] Because of the illness and recovery, Bricks and Mortar made only one start at age four, in an allowance optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park on December 22.
He rated behind a fast early pace then made a "relentless rally" in the stretch to win by half a length.
[8] Bricks and Mortar began his five-year-old campaign on January 26, 2019, in the inaugural running of the Pegasus World Cup Turf.
The field also included multiple stakes winner Channel Maker (Bowling Green, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic), Aerolithe (NHK Mile Cup, Mainichi Okan) and Catapult (Eddie Read, Del Mar Handicap).
"I got a perfect trip," said jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. "My horse put me in a good position and just held it together, saving ground.
[12] Bricks and Mortar made his next start in the Turf Classic Stakes on May 4 at Churchill Downs, part of the undercard for the Kentucky Derby.
Drawing post position 12 in a field of 13, Bricks and Mortar was carried wide around the first turn while racing in ninth place.
Bricks and Mortar began his rally at the head of the stretch and closed steadily despite being bumped with an eighth of a mile remaining.
"[19][20] The win earned Bricks and Mortar an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf on November 2 at Santa Anita Park.
[21] Brown finally settled on entering Bricks and Mortar in the Turf, where his main rival was expected to be the European filly Magical.
"[25] In recognition of his perfect campaign, Bricks and Mortar was named the 2019 American Horse of the Year at the 49th annual Eclipse Awards, earning 204 of 241 votes.
[27] Bricks and Mortar arrived safely in Japan for stud duty in December 2019, and stood his initial breeding season in 2020 for a fee of ¥6 million.
[28] On June 3, 2023, Bricks and Mortar was represented by his first winner when Terra Merita won a 2-year-old newcomer race at Hanshin Racecourse under jockey Christophe Lemaire.
[30] On October 7, 2023, Bricks and Mortar had his first graded race winning crop with Gonbade Qabus [ja], who won the Saudi Arabia Royal Cup held at Tokyo Racecourse under jockey Kohei Matsuyama.