PJ McDonald, Flat President of the Professional Jockeys Association, has hailed the efforts of the organisation after details of a support package were unveiled.
The PJA has three schemes designed to help jockeys, valets and agents through the current shutdown of racing due to the coronavirus crisis.
McDonald said: "I would personally like to show my appreciation on behalf of the jockeys for all the hard work hard that the PJA team have been putting in over the last few weeks.
"It has given jockeys a lot of comfort in these trying times, knowing that they have such a strong team working on their behalf.
"Paul (Struthers, PJA chief executive) and the rest of the team have gone above and beyond to help not only our members but also their agents and valets too."
The three distinct schemes, which have the financial support of The Racing Foundation and are in partnership with the Injured Jockeys Fund, will each be administered by a different organisation.
The PJA Income Support Scheme is open to all jockeys, agents and valets who do not qualify for the Government's self-employed help scheme and will pay 80 per cent of average monthly earnings up to a maximum amount of £2,500, with payments will be backdated to March 18, when racing ceased.
The Racing Foundation is also providing grants to cover individuals claiming under the Government self-employed scheme, which expects to pay out in June, with the grants repayable when the government help kicks in.
Hardship grants will also be available to jockeys via the Jockeys Association Trust and the Injured Jockeys Fund, with the fund boosted by "a generous donation" from the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust.
Struthers said: "We are pleased to be able to launch these schemes so quickly after they were announced last Friday. They will be of significant assistance and provide reassurance to our members as well as their agents and valets.
"Both the PJA and its members are extremely grateful to The Racing Foundation Trustees and their chief executive Rob Hezel. They have been incredibly supportive throughout and have worked tirelessly and efficiently to enable us to launch these schemes.
"I would also like to offer our members' sincere thanks to the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust who have made a significant contribution to the hardship grants."
PJA supporting jockeys who may be affected by resumption plans
Plans for the potential resumption of racing have met with a positive response from the Professional Jockeys Association, although it admits some participants could be in a for a "frustrating" time due to rider restrictions.
A communication from the Resumption of Racing Group sent to trainers via the British Horseracing Authority on Thursday outlined proposals for field restrictions of 12 runners per race and the use of only senior jockeys when the sport eventually gets the go-ahead to return.
Smaller fields are thought to reduce the risk of incidents and also help with social distancing, while the BHA said analysis indicated "the more experienced riders are less likely to suffer injuries", so only senior riders would be involved initially and they would be limited to one meeting a day.
It is understood the restrictions could apply to all or some claiming riders, but Dale Gibson, PJA executive director (Racing), has assured those affected the organisation will seek for the measure to be lifted as soon as it becomes possible, with support remaining in the interim.
He said: "There is a shared common goal of achieving a safe resumption of racing in a controlled environment once we are permitted to do so and all parties are working hard to achieve that.
"We will continue to liaise with the BHA on additional jockey specific issues, with the health and safety of all participants at the top of our agenda.
"We were pleased that there will only be a limited restriction on jockey bookings which is very good news for full jockeys, although of course we recognise that this is potentially frustrating for inexperienced claiming jockeys.
"We are waiting further detail from the BHA regarding fall and incident data, before any decision on restrictions is finalised.
"We can assure them that any restrictions will only be temporary and we will we seek to have them lifted at the earliest opportunity, whilst offering ongoing support to those who need it through our recently confirmed Coronavirus Jockey Support package."
The last meetings to take place in Britain were at Wetherby and Taunton on March 17, both behind closed doors. Any resumption will be phased and on the Flat behind closed doors, with all plans being subject to Government approval.