DEAUVILLE, France—Come August, regal racing, power polo and auctions of elite equines lure connoisseurs to Deauville, the jeweled resort on the Normandy coast. Arqana—whose principal investor is the AgaKhan, France’s largest Thoroughbred owner-breeder, and which also counts the French specialist house Artcurial as a partner—is offering 500 promising foals by top European and American studs in its yearlings sale, held August 15 to 18. Meanwhile, at Artcurial’s sale Le Cheval, les Courses, le Polo, on August 23, Tête de cheval, a bronze by sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (est. €150,000; $232,000), is the highlight of about 350 equine-themed works on offer.

"Horseplay" originally appeared in the July 2008 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from the July issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's July 2008 Table of Contents.