Outstanding Braxton Son
5C's Caruso
Alpaca, Huacaya, Herdsire (Male) | True Black
AOA #36257867 | DOB: 9/12/2023 (2 yrs)
Sire: Estates Sakima's Braxton
Champion Offspring
Estates Sakima's Braxton
HuacayaHerdsire (Male)True Black
AOA# 35575078DOB: 9/25/20196 yrs
We've been searching for a black herdsire to cover our Captain Midnight, Contender and Chicago offspring. We think Braxton is our guy.
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. Thank you to our partner Lynn Edens for showing Estates Sakima's Braxton. It is interesting to note that Braxton's sire, Patagonia Estates Sakima won Reserve Champion Black Male at the age of 69 months at this same show. That says a lot about the future.
Braxton and his wonderful combination of genetics are exciting for the future of black (and grey) alpacas here at Cinco C's Alpacas and Little Creek Farm Alpacas.
Braxton won again at the 2022 AOA National Alpaca Show in Ft Wayne, IN. He was awarded 1st and Champion Black Male in the Invited Champions Class for 2022. He's now back to work and we anxiously await his first group of crias.
Thank you to all you folks who have inquired about breedings to Braxton. Braxton's breedings are closed to outside breedings. Both farms have females bred to him for sale. His first crias have arrived and they stunning! Of his 29 crias 22 are black and our latest is a DSG female. He has 2 DF crias both from white dams. There are many champions so far and I'm betting on at lot more to come. The crias I have had my hands on are all very uniform with very bright, dense fleeces. An interesting fact is that of his 30 registered offpring 22 are true black and 21 are females. We're excited to see the next round of crias from Braxton.
Color Genotype EEa2a2
AOA# 35575078 True Black
Dam: 5C's Captiva
Black Captain Midnight Girl
5C's Captiva
HuacayaBred (Female)True Black
AOA# 35395782DOB: 5/14/20178 yrs
Captiva is a beauty. Not surprising because her dam is a fantastic producer and her sire is 18X Black Champion Captain Midnight. Captiva's fleece is black black black with beautiful shine and excellent density. She's a big solid girl who has produced very well for us.
Captiva was sold at the POC Auction in 2018. When we had the opportunity to buy her back we jumped at the chance. Captiva has produced both black and grey offpring. In 2023 she gave us a stunning black male sired by Braxton. Watch for updated info on 5C's Caruso. We held Captiva open to transition to a spring delivery. She's now bred to 5C's Chicago for a June 2025 cria. The last time we bred her to Chicago the offspring was a classic silver grey male. He did very well in the showring and now is a herdsire standing in Tennessee. We seldom let Captain Midnight daughters go so buy her before we change our minds.
Color genotype is Eea1a2 non- grey
AOA# 35395782 True Black
Description
We have been looking for a special male to cover our existing black genetics for some time. Our search led us to 5C's Caruso from Carol Howard's esteemed breeding program. Caruso is a decorated true black male who represents a long line of champions known for their prepotency to produce champions with sound conformation, pleasing phenotype, show-winning fleece qualities, and overall good general and reproductive health. He uniquely combines several of the most revered US black genetics.
Caruso is a stunning true (blue) black male who combines the sought-after genetics of 12X champion, Estates Sakima's Braxton, and 18X champion 5C's Captain Midnight. Additional esteemed bloodlines behind Caruso include: 5C's Captiva, Patagonia Estates Sakima, Neversummer's Bertie Lou, 5C's Condoleeza, LMFI Peruvian Black Midnight, Aussie.38 Special, Patagonia's Chilkoot, Patagonia's Lennox, Snowmass Andean Midnight, Victor's Hemiaccoyo Cassanova, Mile High The Reverend Mr. Black, MFI Peruvian Jericho, Peruvian Black Pearl, and Black Peruvian Royal Forest. Disserning breeders will recognize the depth of quality and color represented.
Caruso's fleece is exceptional. It demonstrates extreme uniform fineness, color, density, and architecture extending well down his legs and under his belly.
We are excited to add this caliber of male to our breeding program. Caruso offers the conformation, personality, phenotype, and fleece qualities we value.
Color Genotype Ee a2a2
Awards

[3rd] PAOBA Fleece Showcase, Black Yearling

[4th] North American Alpaca Show, Halter, Black Yearling

[4th] AOA National Show, Fleece Black Yearling

[3rd] Buckeye Fall Fest 2YO Black male, Halter, VandenBosch

[2nd] Dominion Black Male, Halter, Shouvlin

[2nd] Heart of Virginia Alpaca Show, Yearling Black Male, Halter, Anderson

[1st] Empire 2YO Black Male, Halter, Glyptis

[1st] NEAOBA Alpaca Fall Spectacular, 2YO Black Male, Halter, Anderson

[WF] [1st] Heart of Virginia, Walking Fleece, Black, Shouvlin

[RC] [2nd] Empire Alpaca Extravaganza, Yearling Black Male, Halter, Testa

[RC] [2nd] PAOBA Breeders Showcase, Yearling Black Male, Halter, Hart

[WF] [1st] Empire Alpaca Association Spring Show, 2YO Black, Walking Fleece, Anderson

[RC] [1st] Northeast Alpaca Expo, 2YO Black male, Halter, Brehm

[WF] [1st] Buckeye Alpaca Fall Fest Black, Walking Fleece, Pena
2025
Updated 12/15/2025