JUMPS racing in Victoria will end after the 2010 racing season, Racing Victoria Limited says.

The board of RVL says a program of high weight races will be scheduled for the 2011 season to help jumps jockeys, trainers and horses go through the transition.

The historic decision comes after a series of deaths marred the 2009 jumps season.

RVL chairman Michael Duffy said it was an "extremely tough" decision for the board.

"The board could not allow jumps racing to wither on the vine or, worse still, become the victim of an immediate knee jerk ban at some future point in time," Mr Duffy said.

"Despite the implementation of all the safety recommendations of the Jones report conducted in 2008 the incidence of falls and fatalities has continued to increase.

"The recommendation of six previous reviews had been implemented without any sustained reduction in incidents."