Hong Kong Mile
Following his win in the Hong Kong Mile, the "Racing Post" rated Able Friend the fifth-best racehorse in the world, equal with Treve and behind only Just A Way, Australia, Shared Belief and Kingman. In the 2014 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Able Friend was rated the third-best horse to race anywhere in the world in 2014 behind the Japanese horses Just A Way and Epiphaneia and level with Australia, Kingman, The Grey Gatsby and Variety Club.