Congratulations and thank you to Carol Howard of Cinco C's Alpacas for her purchase of our gorgeous multi-champion, Sakima's Braxton! We can't wait to see his future offspring! ESTATES SAKIMA'S BRAXTON Both of Braxton's parents are exceptional multi-champions! His sire is Black 6x Black Champion, Patagonia Estates Sakima, a gorgeous jet-black male with fabulous dense bundling from head to tail. Genetics for Sakima include Snowmass Andean Midnight and Patagonia's Lennox! Braxton's dam is NeverSummer's Bertie Lou, a 2-time champion and multiple blue-ribbon winner. On top of that, Braxton's maternal grandsire is Aussie .38 Special, who really needs no introduction to anyone with even a passing interest in gray alpacas. He is a 17x Champion, 2x Judge's Choice, Herdsire of the Year; at the age of eight, he won the “Spirit of the Industry” recognizing the lasting quality of his fleece. We are tickled pink with Braxton's show string debut at the 2020 A-OK Alpaca Blast-Off! Judge Ken Hibbits awarded Braxton a Blue ribbon and the black Color Championship banner in the halter show. Braxton followed up that winning Black Reserve Champion and 2nd place for walking fleece at the 2020 A-OK Alpaca Blast-Off show *Color Champion and first place winner was 1/2 sister Estates Barcelona Beauty. BRAXTON IS A 2X CHAMPION IN TEXAS!!! He was awarded the Color Championship at the 2021 TXOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes and Reserve Championship at the 2021TXOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular shows! We are so excited to announce that Braxton has been awarded the Color Championship in the Black Male Invited Champions at the 2021 National Alpaca Show in Grand Island Nebraska! We are proud to announce that Sakima's Braxton is an invited champion for the 2022 AOA National Show! In addition to carrying the genetics for a remarkably fine and uniform black fleece, Braxton’s color genotyping results reveal that he does not carry dilution. Color Genotype: EEa2a2

I thank my "lucky stars" everyday when I look at Jazz. She is truly everything we are looking for in our breeding program. We are excited to add DG Peruvian Midnight Jazz to our breeding program. While searching for black females to use with our line-up of Champion black males, I spotted this beauty at a show last fall. Not only is she eye-catching, she was 2nd in a very competitive class of black females. After getting my hands on Jazz I was pretty sure she was what I was looking for. After looking at her ARI I knew she was perfect because she is not related to any of our males. Jazz is from the bloodlines of the likes of Legacy, Titan, Victor and Jaxon. Then came the hard part......convincing her owner to sell Jazz. Midnight Jazz is a well-grown female with great bone structure. Her fleece is fine and consistent and has great staple length and density. We think her crimp style will be a great combination with several of our males. Thanks to Kate Giorgi for allowing us to add this beauty to our program. Jazz first cria is an outstanding black female. The density and staple length on this cria are just what we hoped for. . For her second cria we chose Captain Midnight as the sire again. This time they produced a light fawn male. He's very fine and keeps improving as we watch. Since Captain was at our partner farm when Jazz was ready to be rebred, we decided on Chicago to sire her 2020 cria. This is an exciting combination for sure.*********And on 10/24 Jazz delivered a stunning female who looks like she will be DRG. This little cria is totally adorable and she and Jazz are a sight to see. We named her Crickit and she is stunning. We will retain her as a foundation female. Jazz's first two crias have been sold and we have serious interest in the latest one at 2 weeks of age. Now for the difficult decision........who do we breed Jazz to next? Jazz's color genotype is Ee a2a1 Let's keep our fingers crossed for a black cria. .