Pint-sized filly Kenelem ($1.70) provided Collins with the second win of her training career when taking out the Purjen Couriers Maiden Plate (1175m).

Collins described Kenelem as an 'impulse buy' but the filly has now proven a bargain after she snapped her up for just $700 online.

Her maiden win on Saturday took Kenelem's career earnings past $17,000 in just three starts for Collins since arriving unraced from David Vandyke.

"She was a bit of an impulse buy," Collins said.

"I was just looking on Inglis Digital and I seen this little filly and no one was bidding on her so I rang up (Vandyke) and had a chat about her. He said she's tiny, really, really tiny. I thought that's alright and chucked a bit on her in the last five minutes and got her for $700.

"She's won $17,000 now."

Collins said Vandyke was not wrong when he described Kenelem as small.

"She is small. When she got off the truck from Queensland, I thought oh no," she said.

"But we put her out, gave her break, she grew in the paddock and she's having a good preparation."

Wagga apprentice jockey Josh Richards, Collins' partner, guided Kenelem to victory on Saturday. The pair went intothe race with confidence.

"She went super, we were actually pretty confident going into (Saturday)," she said.

"Josh galloped her last Saturday and he never does it but he came back and said this thing's going to win next start. He declared her a week before."

The declaration combined with the market support did nothing but only add nerves for Collins.

"I was super nervous leading into (Saturday), she was $1.70 favourite and I thought this is not ok. I can't deal with this," she laughed.

"But she won like a $1.70 favourite. She's shown that she has the ability there and I'm just going to take my time with her. I'll give her another break now."

Collins hopes the daughter of Nicconi will eventually get out to 1400 metres.

"I'm hoping she might get 1400. I don't think she's a 1000 metre horse. She's more suited over 1200 and eventually I think she'll get 1400," she said.

"We'll just play things by ear and put her through her classes. She is small so I'm just going to have to pick really wisely where I place her because of weight."

Leading Southern District jockey Blaike McDougall enjoyed a successful day, riding three winners on the seven-race card.

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