Reviewing the 2014 "Apple Years" reissue, for "Uncut" magazine, Richard Williams dismisses "Dark Horse" as an album that "only a devoted Apple scruff could love", while Joe Marchese of "The Second Disc" describes it as "Harrison's earthiest work to date", containing "many stellar moments". Scott Elingburg of "PopMatters" opines: "What makes "Dark Horse" so unique is that, aside from "All Things Must Pass", "Dark Horse" sounds and "feels" like Harrison is playing music like he has nothing to lose and all the world to gain."