The formula I referred to is the Kinetic Energy formula:
KE=12mv2
From a website:
'The Kinetic Energy Calculator uses the formula KE = (1/2)mv2, or
kinetic energy (KE) equals one half of the mass (m) times velocity squared (v2)'.
I've played around with it a bit and I noted the following:
1) the heaviest horses ALWAYS get the highest Joule value -- even when they didn't run the fastest split. So weight (mass) is overwhelming velocity.
2) when I compare the %median (or any of the sectionals) of the Total Energy of this formula to Brohammer's version -- the percentages are very similar..
So, it's fine for that purpose but not fine in that it's less representative than just velocity.
You can't use it to identify how the sectional(s) was run (order).
Maybe there's a way to tweak the mass.
In the meantime, I see no reason to use it over Brohammer's version.