A rare white thoroughbred race horse recorded his second career victory in Monday's fourth race of the afternoon at Mahoning Valley Race Course.

Wear the Mask ran the one mile and 70 yards of sloppy track in one minute, 46.42 seconds, leading all the way under jockey Megan Fadlovich and winning by two lengths according to race track officials.

The color of the four-year-old colt is officially listed as white by the Jockey Club, North America's principal governing body dedicated to the registry of the Thoroughbred Stud book. Fewer than one percent of all registered thoroughbreds are listed as white.

While white horses have long been revered and highly coveted throughout history, the list of successful white thoroughbred racehorses has been minimal. No registered white thoroughbred has ever won a stakes race in North America, although a Japanese bred named Yukichan won three stakes races in 2008-2010.

What makes a white horse different from a light gray or roan? According to the Jockey Club, “The entire coat, including mane, tail, and legs is predominately white.” A white coat is not considered albino, but rather a genetic mutation carried by a single dominant gene.

The victory, the second in eighteen career starts and first in three starts this year for Wear the Mask was worth more than $8,800 and pushed his career earnings past the $21,000 mark.

Trained by Ivan Vazquez, he is owned by Berva Megson of Megson Farms located in Calvert City, Kentucky, which currently boasts the largest stable of registered white thoroughbreds and broodmare band in North America.