Startantes is one of three winners from three named foals out of Funtantes (Easy Rocking), winner of the Gr.2 Champagne Classic and twice a Listed winner. She is also the dam of Ziemba (Rothesay), a multiple city winner, and Ekaterina (Russian Revolution), a 2-year-old maiden winner.

Second dam Cantantes (Just Awesome) was a city winner. All 11 of her named foals raced and 10 won, among them the five-time Listed winner Excellantes (Falvelon), whose wins include the Listed Falvelon Handicap.

Third dam God's Dancer (Celestial Dancer).

Further back this is the family of Wingfire (Caithness) and Pharisee (Law Maker), and the female line traces to Auraria (Trenton).

Funtantes has a Rothesay weanling filly and a Spirit Of Boom yearling colt, and was covered again by Star Turn.