It's hard to believe that anything could be missing from Tammy Fischer's resume. The Ledbetter, Texas cowgirl has taken the professional rodeo barrel racing world by storm since bursting on the scene in 2002-that year, she made a memorable Wrangler NFR appearance with super horse Easy Dash Oak, "Roundpen," winning five of ten go rounds and setting an arena record.

Fischer has racked up wins from Reno, Nev., to Odessa, Texas, from Hermiston, Ore., to Houston, and made her way to five Wrangler NFR's. She has made nine Texas Circuit Finals appearances, winning the average twice (2001-2002). After knocking on the door for several years, in 2009 she claimed the championship at the world renowned Calgary Stampede, a win worth over $100K.

One of the few things missing from the former librarian's full rodeo resume is a Texas Circuit championship.

"I have been second and third but never won the year end title," says Fischer. That could all change as Fischer leads a tough contingent of WPRA barrel racers into the Dodge Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo into the Heart of Texas Fair Complex in Waco January 7-9, 2010.

Fischer started her 2009 season with a bang, winning the average and nearly $8K at Odessa. The win was Fischer's favorite within her circuit this season.

"I had never won it before," she says. The win at Odessa came aboard Roundpen, now 14. The tough gelding by Victory Dash has found his way to the winner's circle at barrel races for 10 years now, winning $120K in his first year of competition which included a win at the World Championship Barrel Futurity in Oklahoma City by three tenths of a second over future WPRA/AQHA Barrel Horse of the Year, Top Tally.

Aboard Roundpen in 2009, Fischer collected checks at Rodeo Austin, Gladewater, Lufkin, Fort Worth, and Bay City to sprint out to the lead with $33,275 won in Texas alone. The horse trainer and clinician leads fellow Wrangler NFR qualifier Cassie Moseley by just over $3,000 going into the Texas CFR.

She will be fighting for her first Texas Championship without her championship partner: Roundpen went out with an injury in September and is not expected back in action until March. Fischer will call on the services of her young back-up, Money. Registered as MP Quick Money, Money made eight runs at the Wrangler NFR and will be bearing the weight of the championship run in Waco.

"We'll see if we can get him settled down a bit after the Finals," Fischer laughs. "I ran him at the World Barrel Racing Productions finals (also held in Waco) and he finished 10th out of like 3,000 runners. So he's done good there in the past."

Fischer won about $10,000 nationally on Money in 2009 and has collected over $5,000 for the 2010 season on the big grey.

Winning in the massive Texas Circuit is quite an accomplishment.

"It's like hauling for the NFR," Fischer says,"Texas is so big with 99 rodeos."

Fischer, who is sponsored by Wrangler, Ariat, Nutrena, Wildfire Trailers, Western Hauler, Impact Gel, PRO, Equifitness, Luann's Leathers, Sports Saddles, Soft Ride Boots, will face tough competition in Waco. In addition to Moseley, eight other past and current NFR qualifiers will compete including WPRA World Champs Brittany Pozzi and Lindsay Sears.

The Texas Championship would be icing on a bittersweet year for Fischer. She lost her son Riley Key in an automobile accident in June which claimed the lives of two of Riley's friends as well. Riley had just graduated high school.

In his memory, Fischer set up the Riley Key Memorial Scholarship which is being funded by proceeds from barrel races and sales of t-shirts, bracelets, and hooded sweatshirts. Visit Fischer's website for more information and to make a purchase or donation, www.tammykey.com. In addition, Martha and R.E. Josey have established a Junior World Champion Scholarship to be given in Riley's honor to the 2010 Junior Champion of the Josey Junior World Championships, a title Riley won aboard Roundpen back in 2003.