GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Saturday, September 24, 2022) – The $50,000 Lip Chip, LLC Stakes featured a field of nine accomplished Texas-bred Quarter Horses. Pete Scarmardo's His Time to Deal picked up the victory in a tightly contested 350 yard affair, returning $8.40 to the winning bettors.
The four-year-old sorrel gelding by Dealagame, out of a First Down Dash mare, Lady Lilia, stopped the clock at :17.576 in his half-length victory over Blazin the Moon. Ali Rivera was in the irons for trainer John A. Stinebaugh.
His Time to Deal's victory was his fourth win at the 350 yard distance from five tries and his first win at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.