[2] Brody's Cause's dam Sweet Breanna showed good racing form in her native Canada, winning three times and being placed in the La Lorgnette Stakes and the Woodbine Oaks.
[7] Three weeks after his win at Churchill Downs, Brody's Cause was stepped up sharply in class for the Grade I Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland, a race which saw Corey Lanerie take over as his jockey.
Saratoga Special Stakes winner Exaggerator started favorite with Brody's Cause being made the 11.8/1 sixth-choice in an eleven-runner field.
Racing on a muddy track, Brody's Cause was restrained by Lanerie in the early stages before making progress on the outside in the stretch.
After racing towards the rear of the fourteen runner field before making steady progress in the straight to finish third behind Nyquist and Swipe.
[10] Luis Saez took over from Lanerie when Brody's Cause returned to Grade I class for the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 9.
He maintained his run into the stretch, took the lead a furlong out and won by 1+3⁄4 lengths from My Man Sam, with Cherry Wine a head away in third.