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The Best of the Best and Making Them!

WP Elite Delilah

Alpaca, Huacaya, Bred (Female) | Light Fawn

AOA #32691771 | DOB: 11/1/2013 (11 yrs)

Sire: THE ELITE MAXIMUS
 
Dam: Inca Trail's Autumn Delaney
 
Service Sire: Man in the Moon’s Zenon

CH Zumba Son X Ganymede Dam!

Man in the Moon’s Zenon

HuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Fawn
AOA# 36119752DOB: 5/23/20222 yrs
Zenon's first girl is confirmed with a positive ultrasound, and it only took one breeding! Go ahead and reserve your breeding now -- you definitely need these genetics in your herd! Zenon’s absolutely beautiful! He has gorgeous fleece and spot on conformation with strong bone and a true-to-type head. — his fleece is bright, fine, and full of character! His fleece has an extremely high frequency crimp from skin to tip, with tiny little bundles, and it is oh so fine! His genetics are some of the best, too! We expect he inherited just the right stuff from his dam, Dark Star, who is a daughter of Ganymede, AOA National Supreme Champion, and his Futurity Judges Choice sire, Alpaca Palace Zagato’s Zumba. Zenon did well in the 2024 AOA National Show, where he competed in the Bred & Owned Yearling class, garnering 3rd place in competition with Irish Meadows and Red Granite Ranch. Judge Amanda Vandenbosch was quite complementary of him. In the November 2023 VAOBA Show, Judge Wade Gease placed Zenon in second place above a gorgeous male from Crescent Moon Ranch! He was also in tight competition for the Light Male Reserve Championship. In the 2023 PAOBA Show, Judge Arturo Pena indicated that the top two males in the class were very close and that Zenon has an extremely fine and consistent fleece all the way down into the belly. He was edged out of that first place and championship due to having slightly less density. The male ahead of him went on to Reserve Champion in 2 of the 3 halter classes and to Champion in one. Judge Pena said to look out for his next fleece — we think we may need to keep him on our own herdsire row to help carry on his grandfather, Ganymede’s, genetics!…and of course, that Zumba guy’s genetics are pretty special too being a son of Zagato. We have reluctantly decided to offer Zenon for sale, but we would definitely like to retain some breedings. NOTE for OPENHERD AUCTION SALE: Introductory breeding fee is for a limited time only, and is as stated. Payment and contract are required to reserve your spot. For auction sales, the reserve is set higher than price, as the terms must be agreed upon and a fully executed contract is needed to complete the sale. Please give us a call or send an email if you're interested in any of our Openherd auction offers. MMFA offers its best pricing on packages of three or more alpacas. Let us know what you're looking for and we can help you find a group that meets your needs.
 AOA# 36119752 Medium Fawn

Price:

$16,000

Champ'n Producer!


Description

5th shearing: Grade 1 Ultra Fine Royal Baby fleece with a comfort factor close to 100%! And this beautiful female's given us six (almost seven) stellar offspring -- all show quality -- with a few banners in there. WP Elite Delilah will stay in our foundation herd...but there's always a price, right? She's one of the best out there, and she's maintaining incredible fleece stats with a Spin Fineness of 17.7 microns at 5 years old as a breeding female! As an 8-year old, I doubt it's changed much -- she still has a beautiful crimp, fineness, and a wonderful handle to her fleece. If you are looking for the very best, Delilah's offspring are absolutely what you should consider...at least one of them, anyway! Delilah produced an absolutely gorgeous medium fawn male out of Man in the Moon's Rigel on 10/2/24. He's just AMAZING! Can't wait to get this boy into the show ring! We bred Delilah to Rising Sun’s sire, Snowmass Legend Rising, a few years ago and they produced our Venus, who is a stellar female which we retained in our foundation herd. This was the entire reason we inquired about Rising Sun in the first place. Delilah was bred to Legend’s Rising Sun for her 2023 cria, and she delivered a light fawn female, Electra, on 10/14/23. Electra is so lovely that I wish we had repeated the breeding! But whatever Delilah produces is golden! Delilah's 2020 female cria, Arielle (SOLD), may follow in the footsteps of her half sister, Venus. Her 2019 cria, Orion (SOLD), was awarded 1st place at the AOA National Show and has so far accumulated 4 Blue Ribbons. Too bad the Spring 2020 show season was cut short by COVID. Her Fall 2017 cria, Venus, is a real showstopper that took two Reserve Championships at her first show (with both CCNF and Snowmass represented in her class), and we have retained her in our foundation herd. Her 2016 male cria, Prometheus, also won a Color Championship, and has just started breeding as a herdsire on MMFA's stud row. We have no doubt Delilah can produce the best of the best of the best based on her five crias to date. Delilah is out of the renowned stud, The Elite Maximus. At 13 years old his 2014 histogram was less than 19 microns! And that fineness was incredibly uniform, with a comfort factor of close to 100%. Wow!! The Elite Maximus was one of those few animals to possess instant name recognition in the alpaca world. His reputation as a herdsire, and before that, in the show ring, was second to none. Sadly, The Elite Maximus suddenly passed away in the Fall of 2016. Delilah is one of his elite progeny.

Awards

1st Place 2020 AOA National Show - Judge Jude Andersen
Her Offspring, LF Male, Elite Orion of MMFA:
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3rd Place - 2018 VAOBA Expo - White Female Yearling Halter - Judge Sharon Loner
Reserve Color Champion & [1st]1st Place - 2018 Empire - White Female Halter - Judge Jill Marcellus
2nd Place - 2018 NEAOBA Halter - White Female Yearling Halter - Judge Amanda Vandenbosh
Reserve Color Champion & [2nd]2nd Place - 2018 Showtacular - White Walking Fleece - Judge Stephanie Glyptis
Color Champion & [1st]1st Place - 2019 Heart of Virginia - White Halter - Judge Kevin O'Leary
Her Offspring, WH Female, MMFA Venus Rising:
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Color Champion & [1st]1st Place 2018 Carolina Alpaca Celebration - Judge Amanda Vandenbosh - LF Male
2017 VAOBA Virginia Alpaca & Fiber Festival - Judge Jill MacLeod - LF Male Yearling
2017 Empire Showtacular - Judge Peter Kennedy - LF Male Yearling
2017 MAPACA Jubilee - Judge Sharon Loner - LF Male Juvie (@ 6.4 months old!)
Her Offspring, LF Male, Man in the Moon's Prometheus:
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Delilah has spectacular fleece. Judge's comments indicated that her placement below others in her class was due to less density than those above her. Delilah is maintaining her fineness, as a breeding female. Fawn classes are some of the toughest competition in the alpaca industry.
MAPACA Jubilee 2015, PA (class of 9)
AOA Nationals 2015, NE
VAOBA Expo 2014, VA (Level IV, extremely competitive class of 12)
Third Place MABA Celebration 2014, MD (behind Champion & Reserve Champion!)
Delilah's Show Record:

Updated 3/5/2025

Offspring

Uniformity, Length & Genetics!
Elite Orion of Man in the Moon
Jr. Herdsire (Male)5 yrsLight Fawn
Sold
Elite Orion of Man in the Moon
Herdsire (Male)5 yrsLight Fawn
Sold
Man in the Moon's Aku
Cria MaleUnder 1 yrMedium Fawn
Ask for Price
16 micron with Excellent Uniformity!
Man in the Moon's Draco
Male3 yrsLight Fawn
Sold
Man in the Moon's Electra
Cria Female1 yrLight Fawn 
Sold
7 months old - Look at Her Fleece!
MMFA Ganymede's Arielle
Open (Female)4 yrsWhite
Sold
Beautiful Fleece! Top 5% EPD
MMFA Venus Rising
Bred (Female)7 yrsWhite 
Not for Sale