In 2012, at the age of 23, he was reported to be still covering mares at Independent Stallions in Victoria, which was also the home of his former rival Arazi. By September 2017 Brief Truce had been retired from stud duty and was enjoying retirement at Stockwell Stud. He died at Stockwell Stud in August 2018 at the age of 29; stud owner Mike Becker said "He was a great horse to work with and he taught a lot of young fellas who are now working at studs around the world what it is like to handle a stallion because if you didn't learn quick, he was going to teach you quick...He has gone well, and he has had a great life."